The Interpreter Scholarship Program works to improve the supply, quality and use of language services in Victoria by offering scholarships to eligible students seeking to undertake the following Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) courses, commencing in 2026:

Diploma of Interpreting (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Burmese, Khmer, Macedonian, Nepali, and Samoan)

Advanced Diploma of Interpreting (Greek, Italian, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Sinhalese, Tamil, Urdu andVietnamese)

Introduction to Interpreting Skill Set *(Albanian, Amharic, Bangla, Bislama, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic, Chichewa, Chin languages, Dinka, Fiji Hindi, Gujarati, Hakka Chinese, Hmong, Kannada, Kayah (Karenni), Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Kurdish Kurmanji, Lingala, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Mauritian Creole, Nuer, Oromo, Pashto, Rohingya, Somali, Swahili, Tigre, Tigrinya, Tok Pisin, Tongan and Ukrainian)

Introduction to Translating and Interpreting Skill Set (*as above)

Please note that consideration will be given to applications from people seeking asylum, even though the Scholarships are primarily available to Australian Permanent Residents or Citizens.