Master of social work intern program | veterans affairs

APPLICATION PROCESS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Read requirements: Resources for Health Professions Trainees Coming to VA | Eligibility and Forms - Office of Academic Affiliations General

Requirements: * Students must be in your Concentration (final) year of your MSW program. * Students must complete 600 hours while in your VA placement. This is often a greater number of

hours than your school requires. * Students must be available a total of 24 hours a week in placement. This is often a greater number of hours than your school requires. * Students must be

available on Wednesday afternoons from 2-4pm for a virtual Education Group (education on the various roles of social workers across VA) and Process Group (similar to group supervision). *

Must be a United States citizen. * Must accept the VA stipend and not be accepting other federal grant/scholarships (see Stipend section below). TIMELINE We have selected all of our interns

for 2025-2026 Academic Year. We are not accepting additional applications at this time. We will begin accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Academic Year beginning January 1, 2026. HOW TO

APPLY We have selected all of our interns for 2025-2026 Academic Year and are not accepting additional applications at this time. Our next application cycle will accept applications

beginning January 1, 2026. Interns must submit the following documents to the Social Work Graduate Student Program Coordinator, Emilia Worthey, in order for their applications to be

considered for placement. Please email at [email protected]: * Resume * Cover Letter * Application GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER (GRECC) Geriatric

Research, Education & Clinical Centers (GRECC) are VA geriatric centers of excellence focused on aging. At the Eastern Colorado GRECC, there are 3 stipend intern slots for MSW students.

Via the GRECC Education branch, unique opportunities are built in for social work students to learn how to interact with other disciplines in the care of older veterans using the 5M’s

geriatric framework. Monthly interprofessional case conference series are held with all disciplines (geriatric medicine fellow, pharmacy, audiology, psychology, speech therapy, and physical

therapy) to share key information through the lens of each specialty, how to talk to other health care providers, and conceptualize a case together for comprehensive care of older veterans.

Other core didactic offerings include: clinical ethics seminar, Friday educational conference series, geriatric grand rounds and journal club. GRECC MSW interns are matched within the VA’s

many older veteran programs at ECHCS and have the opportunity to spend time in other areas of interest during their internship time. Please see the link below to learn more about this

program! Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) STIPEND ECHCS has been afforded 13 social work stipends in the amount of $7500 each for the entire year. Three of these

stipends must have a geriatric placement (see GRECC information above). In order to qualify for a stipend, students must not accept other federal scholarships/grants, as this is considered

double dipping of federal monies. The HRSA Grant and HPSP Scholarships are common examples of social work federal grants that cannot be accepted in conjunction with the VA Stipend. Federal

loans, GI Bill, Work/Study and other university funded and university specific scholarships are not considered federal scholarships/grants and can be accepted with the VA stipend. This means

students either accept the VA internship and VA stipend OR accept the federal grant/scholarship at a different agency. The amount of stipends are subject to change as the approval of these

funds occurs annually at the national VA level. This potential benefit will be reviewed with those students who are accepted for internship. It is recommended that students do not apply

solely based on this potential benefit. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION VA Eastern Colorado Social Work welcomes applicants with disabilities and does not discriminate on any grounds. ATTACHMENTS