- Applicants must reside within Allegheny County, PA.

- Applicants must be certified as an EMT for a minimum of one year prior to the start of the EMT-Paramedic Program.

- Applicants must be an active EMT with a licensed EMS agency within Allegheny County.

- Applicants must also have submitted an application to a PA Department of Health approved

- Applicants must demonstrate a financial need.

Scholarship recipients will receive a $500.00 scholarship to cover tuition and related expenses. The initial $250.00 will be awarded upon successful enrollment in the EMT-Paramedic Program, and be paid directly to the training institute the final $250.00 will be reimbursed to the recipient upon successful completion of the program or as determined by the scholarship committee.  Deadline for submission is Friday, March 27, 2009.  If you, or someone you know, is interested in this program, please contact Chris Dell by calling 412-751-0919, or by e-mailing at: cdell@etaems.org

The 2009 Awardees are as follows:

Bob McCaughan, Chairperson, ACEMS Council
Donald Zagar of Steel Valley Ambulance
Maureen Evans of Tri-Community South EMS
Lindsay Maitland of Medical Rescue Team South
Baine Fairley of Ross/West View EMS
Chris Dell, Chair Scholarship Committee

Not pictured: Scholarship Recipient Richard Hayney of Valley Ambulance.