About the scholarship
The Victorian Government is offering a scholarship to eligible students who are accepted into the 2025 Introduction to Interpreting Skill Set at RMIT University to study interpreting in one of these languages: 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.
The Introduction to Interpreting Skill Set is an introductory entry-level course for people wanting to gain foundational skills in interpreting and basic industry knowledge.
There are four units in the course:
- Build glossaries for translating and interpreting assignments (PSPTIS103)
- Prepare to translate and interpret (PSPTIS104)
- Apply codes and standards to ethical practice (PSPTIS102)
- Manage interactions in general settings (PSPTIS114).
Classes will be held online only. They may be held during the day or evening.
Scholarship amount
Up to $2,315 will be awarded as a scholarship to cover the program fees in full and the annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF).
Scholarships will be paid directly to RMIT University on behalf of the student.
More information
For more information about the Interpreter Scholarship Program, please contact translating.interpreting@rmit.edu.au.
Key dates
Applications open
12 August 2024
Applications closed
Applications have now closed as all available places have been filled.Successful recipients notified
February, May and July 2025
Semesters start
February, May and July 2025
Guidelines
Updated