On the occasion of the annual conference with universities, DG Interpretation is inviting students at the final year of their master’s degree in conference interpreting to take part to the « Young Interpreters Award 2022 (Leopoldo Costa Prize) and get a chance to be invited to Brussels (Belgium) from 17 to 18 November 2022.

 

Who can apply

The award is open to all students:

– who are in their final year of their master’s degree in conference interpreting during the academic year 2022-2023, and

– who are nationals of one of the member states of the European Union or a candidate country to the European Union.

 

How to apply 

1) Think about what you would like to say about the theme: « NextGenerationEUInterpreters –Voice your future . »

2) Then, prepare two short documents (in English, French or German):

– A concise summary of the speech you would like to submit (+/- 800 characters = +/- half a page) and

– The speech itself (+/- 5.500 characters) which should be original, show an innovative, modern and open approach to the interpreting profession in a changing context and have a personal angle.

3) Send them by e-mail to SCIC-YOUNG-INTERPRETERS-AWARD@ec.europa.eu by 26 October 2022, at noon (Brussels time).

4) Attach proof of registration to your master’s degree course.

 

Prize

The authors of the three most promising entries will be invited for a visit to Brussels from 17 to 18 November 2022.

The award winner and the two runners-up will be able to:

– see the world’s largest interpreting service at work;

– practice interpreting at a meeting of the European Union (microphone off);

– participate in DG Interpretation’s annual conference on 17-18 November 2022, with trainers, interpreters, EU and international organisations, clients and the award-winning students. 

At the conference, the three students will be presented with their award certificates and the winner will give his/her speech to the assembled participants.

 

Find out more here.