We are the FF foundation fund which implements and supports educational, environmental,
historical, social, and research projects. We believe that an engaged public is
an engine of any successful society.
Our first
project is the Lingua Franca Scholarship. The main aim of this project is to
support the language skills of secondary school students.
Information for those interested in the
scholarship and all important details can be found here.
Our first
project is the Lingua Franca Scholarship. The main aim of this project is to
support the language skills of secondary school students.
Information for those interested in the
scholarship and all important details can be found here.
Latest News:
Silesian Grammar School in Opava started the cooperation with the FF Foundation on the Lingua Franca Scholarship project. Interested students can apply for this scholarship in the school year 2024/25.
24.07.2024
Pavel Tigrid Language Grammar School in Ostrava started the cooperation with the FF Foundation on the Lingua Franca Scholarship project. Interested students can apply for this scholarship in the school year 2024/25.
12.07.2024
The best Lingua Franca Scholarship motivation letters in the school year 2023/24
We have selected two motivation letters of LFS applicants that most appealed to us. With the students' consent, we have published them in a partially anonymized form on our website, here.
24.05.2024
Philanthropy is growing in the Czech Republic, but the state could do more to develop donation. The tax system suffers from shortcomings, whether it is tax deductions for donations or inheritance tax.
You are welcome to join the ranks of those who understand the importance of language education locally and globally.
03.05.2024
The FF Foundation wishes all workers and lovers a wonderful first of May.
31.04.2024
On 31.03.2024 the application process for the 2023/24 Lingua Franca Scholarship is closed.
01.04.2024
The FF Foundation wishes all women a wonderful day!
08.03.2024
Gymnasium F.X. Šalda in Liberec started the cooperation with the FF Foundation on the Lingua Franca Scholarship project. Interested students can apply for this scholarship in the school year 2023/24.
29.01.2024
PF 2024
We wish you all the best, good health, many personal and professional successes in the New Year 2024.
The FF Foundation.
01.01.2024
"We need an educated and skilled society that will meet the demands of tomorrow's employment market ... and an education system in which every single child, regardless of background, will have an equal opportunity to succeed ... to transform the orientation of our economy from a producer to an educator."
Text: president of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel
28.10.2023
Registration for the new edition of the Lingua Franca Stipendium is now open for applications
The application for the new year 2023/24 of the Lingua Franca Stipendium opened on 01.10.2023. The deadline to apply is 31.3.2024 using the application form.
01.10.2023
Closing ceremony of the 2022/23 Lingua Franca Stipendium.
In the school year 2022/23, we successfully completed the first season of the Lingua Franca Stipendium project, handing out a total of four scholarships, two of which were awarded in person at the Mikuláš Kopernik Gymnasium in Bílovec.
27.09.2023
On February 28, 2023, the application process for the 2022/23 Lingua Franca Scholarstipendium closed.
05.03.2023
Mach and Šebestová know, that speaking English is a benefit.
And Šebestová said:
"No no, Mach, this magazine is not responsible for anything. The mistake is that we don't speak foreign languages at all. Because if I could say few words in English, I wouldn't have made myself the queen of the British Empire and ruined that all."
14.05.2023
Dvojjazyčnost prospívá výkonu mozku
Mluvit dennodenně několika jazyky je v mnoha, či dokonce ve většině zemí světa běžné: lidé hovoří místními, jedním nebo více úředními jazyky, k tomu téměř všichni ještě ovládají angličtinu, francouzštinu, španělštinu nebo čínštinu. Mnohojazyčnost je tedy z globálního pohledu přirozená a představuje spíše pravidlo než výjimku. V Čechách tomu ale tak není.
text: Barbara Mertins
leden 2022