LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill—Honeywell and DuPont Kevlar recently announced that applications are now being accepted to award 20 outstanding firefighters, EMS, and hazmat responders with expenses-paid scholarships to attend FDIC International 2017. Candidates must be nominated by a fellow firefighter or departmental peer. For further details and applications, visit the FDIC Web site at: http://landing.penngage.com/honeywell-fdic-2017-scholarship.

“The FDIC scholarship program, sponsored annually by Honeywell First Responder, provides firefighters with life-saving tools and training that they can take back to their communities,” says Bobby Halton, FDIC International Education Director. “Thanks to Honeywell’s and DuPont’s generosity, dozens of talented and dedicated firefighters have had the opportunity to expand their circle of brothers and sisters and to impact their departments’ ability to save lives and protect firefighters.”

FDIC International is the largest and most important North American firefighter training event and tradeshow in the fire service industry with more than 32,000 attending the 2016 event. Hosted every year in Indianapolis, Indiana, the FDIC International 2017 event will take place April 24-29.

The scholarship is available to residents of the United States and Canada only, and career and volunteer firefighters, EMS, and hazmat personnel are eligible. Examples for consideration: extensive or superior work in his/her role within the fire department; distinguished leadership; remarkable devotion to the community or crisis management; helping up-and-coming members of the firefighting profession; and a history of attending training seminars/classes and implementing best practices from his/her training that benefit the department.

For more information, visit http://landing.penngage.com/honeywell-fdic-2017-scholarship.