ExpiredAtlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Michigan Behavioral Health Internship Stipend Program — August 2026 Round
The August 2026 Michigan Behavioral Health Internship Stipend Program closed August 31. The archived round offered qualifying students $5,000 to $15,000 for unpaid behavioral-health internships tied to future child-serving employment in Michigan.
FundingMDHHS allocated $1.25 million for the August 2026 round. Eligible students may receive a one-time stipend of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 depending on the required hours of the qualifying unpaid internship, with up to 73 interns potentially supported depending on award levels.
DeadlineClosed August 31, 2026. The August 2026 application round is no longer accepting submissions.
Last verifiedSeptember 1, 2026
Required next actionDo not submit to the expired August 2026 round. Monitor MDHHS for the next Behavioral Health Internship Stipend Program cycle, retain qualifying internship documentation and identify prospective child-serving behavioral-health interns early so they are ready for a successor round.
Broad Eligibility
Applicants must be students enrolled in an accredited U.S. degree program with an approved qualifying unpaid internship in Michigan. Eligible pathways include marriage and family therapy, behavior analysis, social work, professional counseling and psychology. Participants must commit to seeking employment in Michigan's behavioral-health sector providing services to children after graduation and participate in program evaluation activities.
Atlas Analysis
A highly time-sensitive workforce opportunity that directly supports Michigan's behavioral-health pipeline and child-serving workforce. Although the applicant is the student rather than a healthcare organization, the program is strategically relevant to universities, training programs, behavioral-health employers and school/community partners that can help eligible interns identify and complete qualifying placements.
Archived Opportunity
The August 2026 round of Michigan’s Behavioral Health Internship Stipend Program closed on August 31, 2026. Atlas is retaining this page as workforce intelligence for universities, behavioral-health employers and future applicants rather than presenting the expired round as actionable funding.
What the Round Funded
MDHHS allocated $1.25 million for the round. Eligible students could receive one-time stipends of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000, depending on the required hours of their qualifying unpaid internship.
Who Was Eligible
Applicants had to be enrolled in an accredited U.S. degree program and hold an approved qualifying unpaid internship in Michigan. Eligible behavioral-health pathways included marriage and family therapy, behavior analysis, social work, professional counseling and psychology. Participants also had to commit to seeking Michigan employment serving children after graduation.
Why It Matters
The program is an important workforce-pipeline model because it reduces the financial burden of unpaid clinical internships while linking students to child-serving behavioral-health careers. Health systems, schools, universities and community providers should track successor rounds because host-site partnerships can improve the pipeline of future clinicians.
Atlas Successor Watch
Do not submit to the August 2026 round. Monitor MDHHS for the next Behavioral Health Internship Stipend Program application window, preserve documentation from qualifying internship placements, and identify future students early so they can move quickly when a successor round opens.
Verified source: Michigan DHHS August 17, 2026 BHISP announcement.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.michigan.govAtlas last verified this record September 1, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
