Cal State San Bernardino Veterans Entrepreneurship Program
Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE), CSUSB
Eligibility
Veterans, active duty service members, and military spouses. Southern California focus but open to broader applicants.
Award
Fully-funded 5-month program: 1 month foundational workshops, followed by 4 months of individualized consulting. Serves veterans, active duty, and military spouses.
Deadlines
Cohort-based (fall) · July 31, 2026 deadline passed. Next cohort application window TBD; check iece.csusb.edu/content/veterans-entrepreneurship.
Editor's take
Fall 2026 application deadline (July 31) has passed. Watch iece.csusb.edu for the next cohort announcement. Program structure remains 5-month format: 1 month foundational workshops, 4 months individualized consulting. Verification note: the CSUSB site also surfaces a July 31 deadline that belongs to the MSEI degree program, not the Veterans Entrepreneurship Program cohort. Do not confirm the VEP deadline off the MSEI date.
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