UND Receives $2.5 Million From FAA to Support Veteran Flight Students

The program will help veterans pay for flight lessons and complement existing GI Bill benefits.

Friday, October 07, 2022 at 03:29 PM ET

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The Vets 2 Wings program (V2W) was announced to UND aviation students on Oct. 4, in a visit by FAA administrators. [Courtesy: UND]

Key Takeaways:

The FAA has awarded the University of North Dakota (UND) $2.5 million to launch the Vets 2 Wing (V2W) program, a new pilot training initiative for military veterans.
This program aims to help alleviate the global pilot shortage by providing a pathway for veterans to become commercial airline pilots, complementing the financial support offered by the GI Bill.
Veterans enrolled in the V2W program will need to have their private pilot certificate to qualify for advanced training funding.
The funding builds upon previous efforts to support veteran flight students at UND, including a $300,000 scholarship award from the Ray Foundation earlier in the year.

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The FAA has awarded the University of North Dakota $2.5 million to develop a new pilot training program for veterans.

The Vets 2 Wing (V2W) program will provide a pathway for former military personnel to become commercial airline pilots—and help alleviate the current and projected global pilot shortage. Moreover, the program will complement the GI Bill’s flight training provision, which funds tuition and a portion of training costs through UND’s Part-141 four-year degree.