VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment (VISN 5 MIRECC)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — VISN 5 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center
Two-year postdoctoral research and clinical training fellowship in serious mental illness. Offers two positions, one for an MD fellow and one Allied Health slot explicitly open to social work alongside psychology, nursing and pharmacy.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (stipend)This MIRECC page publishes no stipend figure. VA Office of Academic Affiliations sets postdoctoral stipend rates annually and other MIRECC sites list them, but no amount is stated on this page.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Nov, DecNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Recruits annually. The most recent published cycle accepted applications through December 5, 2025, with interviews in late December and early January and a following-year start. No future date is yet posted; contact the programme director listed on the page.
- Who can apply
- Postdoctoral
- Eligibility
- One Allied Health position open to clinical or counseling psychology, social work, nursing or pharmacy; psychologists and allied health applicants must be U.S. citizens. The second position is reserved for an MD with an active U.S. license (ECFMG certification for international medical graduates).
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- serious mental illness · postdoctoral research training · mental health services · clinical training
- Apply at
- https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn5/research/fellowship.asp
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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