Applications are now open for the 2025 RMIT Interpreter Scholarship Program. For 20 years, this program has helped more than 1,500 people gain certification with the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). Scholarships cover both program and student fees for eligible students enrolling in:
- 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
Bilingual individuals seeking to become professional interpreters are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications close 7 February 2025 but please note that scholarship places are provided on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
Apply Now: Interpreter scholarships | vic.gov.au (www.vic.gov.au)
The Interpreting Skillset course is delivered online. The Advanced Diploma and Diploma in Interpreting courses are primarily delivered online, with a few in-person sessions in Melbourne.
Register for the info session here: https://forms.office.com/r/0DaZgQ4bQj
