Young Interpreters Award 2022 (Leopoldo Costa Prize)

The Young Interpreters Award 2022 is a competition for final-year master’s students in conference interpreting. Three authors of the most promising entries are invited to Brussels to participate in DG Interpretation’s annual conference and to receive a certificate, with the winner presenting their speech. The prize includes an invitation to visit Brussels from 17 to 18 November 2022 and participation in related interpreting activities during the conference.

Invitation to visit Brussels (17–18 November 2022) and participate in DG Interpretation’s annual conference with trainers, interpreters and international organisations; award certificates for the winner and runners-up.

Students in their final year of their master’s degree in conference interpreting, and nationals of one of the EU member states or candidate countries.

Prepare an English, French, or German submission including a concise summary (800 characters) and the speech (5,500 characters), then email the materials with proof of master’s registration to the provided address.