University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP)
Gary W. Rollins College of Business, UT Chattanooga
Eligibility
Veterans, transitioning service members, and eligible family members. Cohort-based selection.
Award
Fully-funded veteran entrepreneurship bootcamp. Immersion format on the UTC campus with mentors and business fundamentals curriculum. Part of the same family as UF Warrington VEP and OK State Riata VEP.
Deadlines
Annual cohort (summer) · 2026 cohort bootcamp ran July 18-25 on campus. Next cohort: summer 2027 (check UTC College of Business).
Editor's take
15th year of the program. 2026 cohort completed July 18-25 on the UTC campus. Immersion format with mentors, same family as UF Warrington VEP and OK State Riata VEP. Find the permanent program page URL before next update; blog link is the July 2026 source.
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