Bi-Annual Opportunity
BIPOC Interpreters who are not yet certified
1. Paid NIC Performance Exam
2. Virtual Mentoring Sessions
Our next round of applications will open summer 2024.
The recipient will be notified via email and we will also announce on our website and social media platforms
Yes! All applicants must submit a video sample of their interpreting work, unrehearsed. ASL to English and English to ASL. Video samples must be submitted by Sept 30th to scholarship@thesosagency.com
Yes! As long as you submit your video by the deadline.
Congratulations to Dreu Davis for winning last year's scholarship! As the first recipient of out scholarship, Dreu made us proud. She passed the national interpreting exam! Who's next?
Congratulations to Monique Johnson on winning the 2022 scholarship! Monique will take her national certification exam in spring 2023.
Makeba Orr Smith was a nationally certified interpreter, speech pathologist, and child of a Deaf adult (CODA). Everyone in our field loved her bubbly personality.
Makeba was passionate about elevating more minority interpreters to nationally certified status. She was also motivated more than ever to improve her own skills.
Her excellence and passion for this work is inspiring. The dedication to expanding minority representation in our field is a noble cause. The SOS Agency has decided to honor her legacy by creating a scholarship that will mentor and fund minority interpreters to become nationally certified.
info@thesosagency.com
