The Hvylya/ Dalğa Prize annually recognizes outstanding individuals and initiatives that have made a significant contribution to promoting and spreading the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages around the world.  

Contributors in the field of teaching and promoting the Ukrainian language may receive the distinction for: 

• substantial experience and demonstrated achievements in teaching Ukrainian as a foreign or heritage language;
• a significant body of work dedicated to learning Ukrainian as a foreign or heritage language;
• establishing or developing a center for Ukrainian language studies abroad;
• organizing a wide range of events that promote Ukrainian as a foreign or heritage language. 

Contributors in the field of teaching and promoting the Crimean Tatar language may receive the distinction for: 

• a substantial body of work dedicated to learning the Crimean Tatar language; 
• establishing or developing a center for Crimean Tatar language studies; 
• significant experience and achievements in teaching the Crimean Tatar language; 
• organizing a wide range of events that promote the Crimean Tatar language. 

Applications for nominations will be accepted until June 22, 2026. 

Please, find more information at https://ui.org.ua/en/sectors-en/en-projects/prize-for-the-promotion-of-the-ukrainian-and-crimean-tatar-languages-worldwide/