What is an academic boot camp?
In the military, boot camp molds you into the service member you will become by instilling new attitudes, knowledge, and behaviors that contribute to your success.
The same is true for our academic boot camps–they mold you into a better college student. Academic boot camps are intense, one- to two-week experiences where you will:

- Discuss the difficulties of life as a student veteran and the emotions that come with it
- Explore and debate current and relevant societal topics
- Interact with other successful student veterans
- Receive tutoring from campus faculty and staff
- Learn best practices for studying
- Learn how to maximize and manage your time
- Live in the dorms on campus
- Attend lectures taught by top university faculty
- Eat in campus dining facilities
Watch the video to learn more about the academic boot camp experience.

Who is eligible?
If you are an enlisted service member or veteran without a bachelor’s degree, you are eligible!
In some cases, we accept enlisted service members or veterans with a bachelor’s degree. If this describes your situation, contact admissions@warrior-scholar.org and your candidacy will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

What should I expect from an academic boot camp?

Our boot camps are designed to challenge you. The days are long, the content is complex, and the overall experience can be intense, but the outcome of your actions during the week are rewarding. We start early in the morning, and sessions continue until late in the evening. You will read challenging texts, have difficult discussions, and work on a large project.
But you are not doing any of this alone. Our instructors, campus faculty, peer mentors, and WSP staff are here to guide you through all of it. 2,000 other student veterans have done this successfully, and so can you.
We want you to leave this boot camp feeling like you can tackle the challenges and rigor of a college degree.
Boot Camps
We host intensive, one- and two-week college-preparatory academic boot camps in three disciplines: Humanities, STEM, and Business & Entrepreneurship.
2023 Boot Camps
California Institute of Technology: STEM Academic Boot Camp
Wesleyan University: STEM Academic Boot Camp
Brown University: Humanities Academic Boot Camp
University of Chicago: Humanities and STEM Academic Boot Camp
Columbia University: Humanities Academic Boot Camp
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: STEM Academic Boot Camp
Syracuse University: Humanities and Business Academic Boot Camp
Harvard University: Humanities Academic Boot Camp
University of California, Irvine: Humanities Academic Boot Camp
University of Notre Dame: Humanities and STEM or Business Academic Boot Camps
Cornell University: Humanities and STEM Academic Boot Camp
Amherst College: Humanities Academic Boot Camp
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Humanities and STEM Academic Boot Camp
Princeton University: Humanities and STEM Academic Boot Camp
University of Arizona: Humanities and STEM Academic Boot Camp
Williams College: Humanities Academic Boot Camp
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Humanities Academic Boot Camp
Georgetown University: Humanities Academic Boot Camp
Yale University: Humanities and STEM or Business Academic Boot Camps
2023 Academic Boot Camp Schedule
IMPORTANT: Participants will arrive one day prior and leave one day after the stated course dates.
*Dates subject to change. Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and courses fill up fast.
College Partner | Boot Camp Type | Start Date | End Date |
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Georgetown University | Humanities | 6/04/23 | 6/09/23 |
Wesleyan University | STEM | 6/04/23 | 6/09/23 |
Yale University | Humanities and STEM (women-only cohort) | 6/04/23 | 6/16/23 |
Yale University | Humanities and Business and Entrepreneurship | 6/04/23 | 6/16/23 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Humanities | 6/11/23 | 6/16/23 |
Brown University | Humanities | 6/18/23 | 6/23/23 |
Harvard University | Humanities | 6/18/23 | 6/23/23 |
University of Notre Dame | Humanities and STEM | 6/18/23 | 6/30/23 |
University of Notre Dame | Humanities and Business and Entrepreneurship (women-only cohort) | 6/18/23 | 6/30/23 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Humanities and STEM | 6/18/23 | 6/30/23 |
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) | STEM | 6/25/23 | 6/30/23 |
Williams College | Humanities | 6/25/23 | 6/30/23 |
Princeton University | Humanities and STEM | 7/16/23 | 7/28/23 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | STEM | 7/23/23 | 7/28/23 |
University of Arizona | Humanities and STEM | 7/16/23 | 7/28/23 |
Syracuse University | Humanities and Business and Entrepreneurship | 7/16/23 | 7/28/23 |
University of Chicago | Humanities and STEM | 7/30/23 | 8/11/23 |
Cornell University | Humanities and STEM | 7/23/23 | 8/4/23 |
Amherst College | Humanities | 7/30/23 | 8/4/23 |
Columbia University | Humanities | 7/23/23 | 7/28/23 |
University of California, Irvine | Humanities | 8/6/23 | 8/11/23 |
The College of William & Mary | Humanities | 7/16/23 | 7/21/23 |

We partner with top colleges and universities to provide our unique programming.
Click the button to learn more about our campus partners and where you can study this summer.
