Specialized Learning Support Program

This program provides up to $400 for interpreters to attend in-depth learning opportunities and workshops that would otherwise be inaccessible. This program is intended to help address knowledge and skill gaps in Greater Minnesota, and is open to interpreters who live in Greater Minnesota, or who meet our alternate eligibility requirements.

Non-certified interpreters living in Greater Minnesota may also request support for travel costs in order to take CASLI or EIPA exams. Certified interpreters may request support in order to take the QMHI exam. This is in recognition of the disparate impact geographic distance has on the costs associated with becoming certified; exam fees will not be covered as part of this program. Interpreters requesting this support must live in Greater Minnesota to be eligible.

How does it work?

First, identify the opportunity (workshop, conference, event) you are interested in attending. Then fill out the application to be pre-approved for the funding.

ASLIS staff will review your submission and notify you within 7 business days whether your request is approved. Please note that you will only receive compensation after attending the event and submitting documentation of your expenses.

You must submit all pertinent receipts and proof of earned CEU’s within 30 days after the event date. Once all necessary documentation is submitted, ASLIS will send a check to the address listed on the application.

Click here to apply!

Upcoming Trainings:

NEW! Support for pre-certified interpreters to attend Camp ASL.
Support for travel costs associated with certification exams! Applicants must live in Greater MN to be eligible.
The Signing Room (ongoing)

Examples of Events Supported:

Foundations Framework A with the Bilingual Mediation Center
The 2022 MHIT Institute Alumni Track provided by Alabama’s Mental Health Interpreter Training Project
Foundations of ASL Court Interpreting by De La Mora Institute of Interpretation
Mental Health Interpreter Training in Alabama

Do you know of other trainings, conferences, or events? Share it with us! Email us at stategrants@aslis.com.

All above Greater MN programs are provided by ASLIS and supported by grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Human Services: Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing State Services Division.