This program provides a stipend of $15,000 to participate in a two-semester program and clinical internship in Denver (managed through your department).  The program includes 1-on-1 support from a Behavioral Health Career Navigator; up to 6 workshops spread over two semesters; professional development opportunities, including attending Navigate Your Health Career Summit for students in Fall/Spring cohort; and regular meetings with a mentor. This program will be broken into two cohorts, and you will apply based upon your graduation date. If you are graduating in December 2025, the cohort will meet Summer and Fall semesters; if your graduation is May 2026, you will be in a cohort that meets Fall and Spring semesters.

Eligibility Criteria–you need to meet the following criteria: 

• Be a Graduate Student in the final year of your program in either MSU Denver’s MSW program or the MS in Clinical Behavioral Health program.
• Be in a clinical internship located within the City and County of Denver.
• Commit to attending all of the following: 1-on-1 meetings with a Behavioral Health Career Navigator (4 per year) ; up to 6 workshops spread over two semesters; professional development opportunities, including attending Navigate Your Health Career Summit for students in Fall/Spring cohort; and regular meetings with a mentor.
• Commit to working in a clinical behavioral health role in an organization in the City and County of Denver for at least 1 year after your graduation.

Want to learn more? Contact our Behavioral Health Career Navigator!