Lingua Franca Stipendium :: Nadační fond HF

TGM: "You live a new life for every new language you speak. If you know only one language, you live only once."

(TGM – Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist, and philosopher)

Since its beginning, the HF Foundation has been dedicated to the Lingua Franca Scholarship project to support language education of secondary school students. By means of competition, it aims for compensation of the insufficient level of English language graduation skills (currently B1 or B2) in the Czech Republic.

The project has long been motivating young students from the Czech Republic so that after completing their secondary education, they have the language proficiency that will enable them to continue their studies abroad and, above all, to compete in the highly competitive job market in the Czech Republic, the EU or anywhere in the world.

Selected successful candidates are awarded the 100% of the CAE language exam fee by the Lingua Franca Scholarship.

What should I do if I am interested in applying for a scholarship?

Interested students from cooperating secondary schools can register using the application form available via the button below. Submission of a cover letter of 1 A4 page in PDF format is an integral part of the application form.

The completed form and the motivation letter must be submitted by 28.02.2023.

Application Form

How are the scholarship holders selected?

The Lingua Franca Stipendium will be awarded by the selection committee to two duly registered applicants who successfully complete the CAE language exam in the school year 2022/23 and they have the best result among the applicants.

The completed form and the CAE certificate with the marks obtained should be submitted in PDF format through the button below by 31.07.2023.

Format of the attached PDF file: firstname.surnameLFS2223.pdf (sample: petr.novakLFS2223.pdf)

CAE Certificate Submission Form

List of cooperating secondary schools in the school year 2022/23

Evaluation and award of the Lingua Franca Stipendium

The LFS will be awarded by the selection committee to two duly registered candidates who successfully complete the CAE language exam in the school year 2022/23 and have the best result among the applicants.

The evaluation of the LFS applicants' results and subsequent communication of the NFHF representatives with the awarded scholarship holders take place during the month of August following the current year of the LFS.

Handing over of the scholarship (a transaction to the bank account) and possible personal meeting with the NFHF representatives take place during the month of September following the current year of the LFS.

FAQ – Lingua Franca Stipendium

Who exactly is the Lingua Franca Stipendium for?

We support students from all types of secondary schools in the Czech Republic who are aware that language skills are one of the important keys to success in life. We appreciate their diligence, self-sufficiency and education.

Can I apply?

Any secondary or grammar school student from any educational institution in the Czech Republic that officially cooperates with the HF Foundation on the Lingua Franca Scholarship project can apply.

My secondary school is not cooperating with the project, what is next?

Inform the management of your secondary education institution about us and about the possible cooperation on the Lingua Franca Scholarship project.

This year, it didn't work out: the application / I'm currently not at the CAE level / information about LFs came to me late.

No problem, we would be happy if you apply in the next year 2023/24, which we plan to open in the autumn 2023.

I am a representative of an educational institution and I am interested in cooperating with the NFHF on the Lingua Franca Stipendium project.

Thank you for your interest, please contact us by e-mail to discuss the further cooperation.