EBV (Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans), 9 host universities
Saint Joseph's University / Syracuse IVMF EBV Consortium
Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- Post-9/11 veterans with honorable discharge (also AD (active duty) within 180 days of separation, post-9/11 Guard/Reserve); early start-up phase (within ~12-24 months of launch); must complete all 3 phases; rolling admissions, apply 3-4 months early
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members, spouses, family or caregivers.
Requirements noted: Post-9/11 service required. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- 3-phase entrepreneurship training: online Phase I, 8-9 day residency, 12 months mentorship
- Type
- Training program / bootcamp
- Credential strength
- 3/5: Well-known university-hosted entrepreneurship program with residency and 12 months of mentorship.
- Duration
- 3 phases: online Phase I (about 3 to 4 weeks), 8 to 9 day residency, 12 months mentorship
- Format
- Online or in person (Hybrid (online + short residency))
- Location
- Multiple US universities (see Notes)
- Deadline
- Rolling; apply 3 to 4 months before a cohort (no fixed deadline)
- Next start
- 2027 schedule being finalized by IVMF; SJU Feb 2027 is the earliest stated
- Stipend / housing / travel
- Entire experience incl. travel and lodging at no cost (per IVMF EBV page)
- Jobs it can lead to
- Founder / Small Business Owner; Business Development Manager
- Notes
- Merged from 9 school rows. Host schools and 2026 dates: Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, PA): 2026: Ph I Feb 2-22; Ph II Mar 2-7; SJU says next cohort Feb-Mar 2027 Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY): 2026: Ph I Jun 22-Jul 17; Ph II Jul 25-Aug 1 Texas A&M University, summer (College Station, TX): 2026: Ph I Jun 9-Jul 7; Ph II Jul 18-25 Texas A&M University, winter (College Station, TX): Last: Ph I Nov 12-Dec 12, 2025; Ph II Jan 3-10, 2026; 2026-27 winter Unknown UCLA (Los Angeles, CA): 2026: Ph I Jun 15-Jul 3; Ph II Jul 11-18 University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT): 2026: Ph I Jun 1-30; Ph II Jul 12-19 University of Missouri (Columbia, MO): 2026: Ph I Mar 30-Apr 24; Ph II May 29-Jun 5 Wright State University (Dayton, OH): 2026: Ph I Jun 22-Jul 17; Ph II Aug 8-15 University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO): 2026: Ph I Aug 24-Sep 18; Ph II Oct 17-25 (in progress). IVMF (Institute for Veterans and Military Families): 2027 EBV (Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans) schedule still being finalized.
- Official page
- ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/entrepreneurship/start-up/ebv
- Last checked
- Sep 30, 2026