The current stipend for full-time VA Interns is $22, 898.00, paid biweekly throughout the annual appointment period. Currently, this stipend is subject to Federal Income Tax withholding. Recent changes have now mandated that Interns be classified as full-time employees, making them eligible for health insurance and life insurance benefits. Interns are not eligible for participation in the VA retirement programs. Questions concerning payment of the stipend or related topics about benefits may be directed to the Training Director.

The Internship is a full-time, one-year appointment to be completed from August 1 through July 31 of the current Internship year. Under the federal sick leave/annual leave program, Interns accrue 4 hours of paid sick leave and 4 hours of paid annual leave (vacation) every 2-week pay period. This equates to approximately 13 days of sick leave and 13 days of annual leave over the course of the Internship year. With the approval of the current rotation supervisor and the Training Director, each intern will be allocated up to five (5) days of authorized absence (AA) for professional development activities (e.g. conferences, presentations, interviews, meetings w/their dissertation advisor/graduate school faculty, etc.) The Training Committee and Training Director has the right to deny AA if it is likely to have a negative effect on the course of training. In addition, there are 10 Federal Holidays. Leave time may not be used as an extended block during any one rotation. Instances, in which the one-year period needs to be exceeded because of illness or other extenuating circumstances, will be addressed individually by the Training Committee.
Any approved extension of the one-year training period would occur without funding.