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Military, Veterans, and Families Initiative

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Serving Those Who Serve

At George Mason University, nearly 5,000 military-connected students—including active-duty service members, veterans, and family members—bring leadership, discipline, and global perspective to our classrooms and communities. The Military, Veterans, and Families Initiative (MVFI) is our bold vision to unite and expand George Mason’s resources into a first-of-its-kind, centralized hub, ensuring academic success, career readiness, personal well-being, and community connection for all who have served and their loved ones.

Your support powers programs, scholarships, workforce pipelines, and research that honor service with opportunity.

Making the Connection

≈ 5,000

Military-connected students enrolled at George Mason in 2024

20%

Of George Mason undergraduates are military-connected

300,000+

Military-connected students in the Washington, D.C. region

Why MVFI? Why Now? Why You?

The transition from military to civilian life is often complex—navigating education benefits, finding meaningful employment, and accessing health or legal services. With one of the nation’s largest military-connected student populations and unmatched proximity to the Pentagon, Department of Defense, and Veterans Affairs, George Mason is uniquely positioned to lead a new era of comprehensive, coordinated support.

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Student Success

From benefit processing and academic advising to peer mentoring and scholarships, we are centralizing and expanding services to ensure military-connected students thrive at George Mason and beyond.

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Workforce Development

We’re building pipelines into high-demand fields like defense, cybersecurity, and healthcare—partnering with employers and creating internships aligned with real workforce needs.

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Community Engagement

MVFI expands access to pro bono legal services, mental health care, and arts programs for veterans and their families, connecting students with hands-on service opportunities in the community.

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Research and Innovation

We’re leveraging George Mason’s research strength—over 50 percent of federal research funding is DoD-supported—to advance military health, national security, and veteran-focused innovation.

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Help Build Our Home Base

Your support will fund key personnel, scholarships, curriculum development, research seed grants, and state-of-the-art facilities, transforming a network of programs into a visible, accessible home base for military-connected students and families.