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Military MBA Applicants
Awarded Military Friendly Schools ® Designation: 2012 - 2017

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The UC Davis Graduate School of Managements welcomes applicants from the various branches of the military. UC Davis MBA students still serving or with past military service have excelled inside and outside the classroom.

“Diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords at the GSM, they are true pillars of strength for the school. UC Davis’ ratings for veteran support are exceptional and it shows.”

- Kyle Tarvin MBA 18

 The Graduate School of Management offers the following to U.S. military and former U.S. military personnel:

More information on the Yellow Ribbon Program 

  • The Graduate School of Management (GSM) has and will continue to support our men and women of the Armed Forces. The GSM has committed to awarding up to $6,000 for tuition expenses not covered by the Post-9/11 GI Bill to up to two eligible MBA Students; with this Veterans Affairs (VA) will match that amount dollar for dollar.
  • Application fee waiver. Please contact Sam Bishop-Green, Associate Director of Admissions, before submitting your application to arrange for the waiver by email.
  • We are committed to making merit scholarship and financial aid available to qualified military personnel.
  • We provide an automatic one-year deferment if admitted military students’ plans are delayed by their service branch.

Additional helpful links:

MBA - Full-Time

Full-Time MBA - Military Applicants

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Military to the Classroom to Your Career
Tony Lawson Retires Air Force Wings for Business Career

UC Davis GSM Awarded 2014 Military Friendly Schools ® Designation By Joanna Corman

Tony Lawson piloted drones over a tsunami-devastated Japan and flew refueling planes during wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In July, he retired his nine-year tour with the U.S. Air Force for another mission: a UC Davis MBA.

Lawson has experienced some culture shock as a first-year Full-Time MBA student, but welcomes the change. He marvels at the School’s cultural diversity and his fellow students’ varied life experiences compared to the Air Force’s homogeneity.

Spotlight Story

Jay Hubbard

When Jay Hubbard was six growing up in Georgia, he saw an ad in the back of Boys’ Life magazine and sent away for the detailed blueprints to make a working jet engine.

Innovator Article

Man on a Mission
Alumnus L. Bryan Keeps Global Business Humming from 22,236 Miles Up

When Leonard Bryan drives past rows of houses with satellite dishes, he feels a touch of pride. He’s directly involved in beaming TV channels and high-speed broadband into homes.

Bryan ’03 is mission director for Palo Alto–based Space Systems/Loral (SS/L), the world’s leading provider of commercial satellites and spacecraft systems with cell phone companies, wireless Internet providers and TV networks as major clients.

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