EMT scholarship available to area residents

GREENVILLE — Spirit Medical Transport, LLC, has announced another round of scholarship offerings to become an emergency medical technician.

Spirit is currently accepting scholarship applications from individuals who have an interest in becoming an EMT and working full-time for Spirit once they’ve successfully completed their class, passed their national EMT test, and completed field training. The “full-ride” scholarship involves an employment commitment to Spirit. Application requests can be made by going online to the Spirit webpage at www.spiritmedicaltransport.com and clicking on the graduation cap, or by emailing Spirit’s Director of Human Resources and Regulatory Compliance Ted Bruner at tbruner@spiritmedicaltransport.com.

The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, for classes that will start in early April. Plans are also in the works to hold another class starting in early June. The June class will allow graduating seniors and others interested in pursuing a career as an EMT to apply now and get preapproved for the summer class. The deadline for the summer class applications is Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 5 p.m.

After submitting the application, candidates are interviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis by a member of the Spirit Human Resources Department. Panel interviews of scholarship finalists are taking place weekly. Orientation day for successful applicants for the April classes will be at 6 p.m. Friday, March 19, at the Spirit Education Center, 700 Riffle Ave., Greenville.