RMIT University: Advanced Diploma of Interpreting Scholarship

To be eligible for a scholarship, you must:

• live in Victoria
• speak Cantonese, Italian or Spanish
• be an Australian citizen, or have permanent residency (consideration will be given to applications from people seeking asylum)
• meet RMIT entry requirements and successfully pass bilingual interview for the RMIT University Advanced Diploma of Interpreting in one of the targeted languages offered for 2027
• remain enrolled and meet attendance requirements for each unit at RMIT University for the duration of the program
• apply for the program online through RMIT and upload required evidence by Friday 5 February 2027 (Please note: applications may close early once all available scholarships have been fully allocated)
• sit your eligible NAATI test within approximately 12-18 months of course completion in the highest qualification available to you.

This program cannot be deferred.

The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) issues credentials or certification to people who wish to work as interpreters and translators in Australia. NAATI sets and maintains high national standards for Australia’s translating and interpreting sector.

Students who successfully complete the Advanced Diploma of Interpreting will be eligible to sit either NAATI's:

• Certified Interpreter test; or
• Certified Provisional Interpreter test.

To qualify as a Certified Interpreter, you need to have already gained the Certified Provisional Interpreter credential.

The scholarship will also cover:

• One sitting of the Certified Interpreter test (for students who already have the Certified Provisional Interpreter credential and where the Certified Interpreter test is available in your language) or;
• One sitting of the Certified Provisional Interpreter test.

Graduates must sit the test within approximately 12-18 months of completing the program.