Voices of Tomorrow Student Scholarship


​The Academy of Interpretation's Voices of Tomorrow Scholarship is dedicated to supporting the next generation of language translators and interpreters in government, health care, legal, and educational settings. We are a nation of immigrants, and our industry provides us with a unique opportunity to help facilitate communication between two parties that wouldn't understand each other without bridging that gap in communication. The AOI is proud to be an organization performing these services that offer direct benefits to our community.

The Voices of Tomorrow scholarship offers $500 to a college or university undergrad or graduate student who also understands the importance of providing interpretation services and is passionate about giving back to their community. We seek a strong individual whose career goals include helping bridge gaps in communication through language translation or interpreting.

Eligibility Criteria

To be considered for this scholarship, the applicant must…
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Be enrolled in an accredited trade school, college, or university
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Submit unofficial transcript – ensures enrollment at university
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Submit resume
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Have a GPA 3.0 or higher and in good academic standing
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Be a student pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in a language, linguistics, communications, legal, or medical field of study

Application Directions

Submit the following essay using the application form below.
Write an essay on the topic: Share why you are passionate about the role that interpreters and translators play in society (5,000 characters max). Discuss your career goals and how the scholarship can help you achieve them. Discuss how being bilingual has impacted you and how you would use the scholarship to help the community. The essay must be original. Any application with plagiarized content will be disqualified.

Deadline

Submissions for the 2025 scholarship are now closed. Students will be notified of their application status by Friday, September 5, 2025.

Process

Liberty staff will review scholarship applications and notify students. Recipients will receive their winnings shortly after notification.