Basically as a greeting for an interview, I want to say something like
Thank you for the opportunity to be interviewed for this scholarship.
However, after doing a little bit of research, I found a user of an English language forum, WordReference, asking similar problem.
According to it, the proper greeting is
Thank you for the opportunity to interview (for the programme, for the position, for the scholarship, etc.)
My concern is that I believe instead of using to interview which means you are interviewing someone, I should use the phrase to be interviewed.
Best Answer
As noted in the comment, "interview" has a second meaning, in which the roles are reversed.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/interview?s=t
I would stay away from the passive voice as much as possible. Use simple sentence structures -- they are much stronger.
So, something like this:
However, the truth is that the context will make it clear what you are thanking the person for, and you can just say, "Thank you." Or, you could mention something specific, such as, "Thank you for the tour. It was fascinating to get a first-hand view of the factory floor." (Or whatever it was that fascinated you. Be sincere!