"Seven years after the launch of the program, the Warrior-Scholar Project — a two-week college preparatory boot camp for veterans — received new funding from the University that will help alleviate financial pressure from the nonprofit.
Three Yale alums — Jesse Reising ’11, Nick Rugoff ’11 and Christopher Howell ’14 — founded the Warrior-Scholar Project, which is dedicated to helping veterans develop the skills and confidence to succeed in colleges. When the program first launched in 2012, Reising noted that it was incredibly difficult to obtain initial funding and support. Today, most universities that partner with WSP provide ‘in-kind’ support — which includes provision of food and classroom spaces for students — that amounts to nearly 50 percent of the program’s budget. While Yale did not provide this financial support for several years, WSP CEO Ryan Pavel said the University updated their partnership with the group and has agreed to give 500 dollars per veteran scholar from 2019 onwards. " …
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/10/09/yale-funds-veteran-program/