The Victorian Government has partnered with RMIT University to offer scholarships to eligible students who are interested in studying an Introduction to Interpreting Skill Set, a Diploma of Interpreting or an Advanced Diploma of Interpreting.
Scholarships of up to $8,000 are available for students who are accepted to study one of the three available courses in the languages outlined below:
Advanced Diploma: Arabic, Greek, Italian, Persian, Spanish and Vietnamese
Diploma: Burmese, Dari, Dinka, Punjabi, Portuguese, Samoan, S’gaw Karen, Somali, Russian and Urdu
Skill Set: Albanian, Bangla, Bislama, Chichewa, Gujarati, Hakha Chin, Hakka Chinese, Hazaragi, Hmong, Kayah (Karenni), Khmer, Kirundi, Kurdish Kurmanji, Lingala, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese, Nepali, Nuer, Pashto, Rohingya, Ukrainian, Sinhalese and Swahili
This is a unique opportunity for bilingual individuals to learn and develop in their professional interpretation skills and techniques.
The Victorian Government is committed to celebrating, sharing and preserving the cultural identities of our vibrant multicultural communities through our grant and scholarship programs.
We are proud to support our communities to showcase and celebrate our state’s vibrant multicultural landscape.
Applications are now open until 7 February 2025 but please note that scholarships are provided on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
The Interpreting Skillset course is delivered entirely online. The Advanced Diploma and Diploma in Interpreting courses are primarily delivered online, with a few in-person sessions in Melbourne.
