Hvylya / Dalğa

Prize for the Promotion of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar Languages Worldwide

Hvylya / Dalğa

Prize for the Promotion of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar Languages Worldwide

Purpose

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. 

Criteria for the award

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. 

Nomination Rules

The following entities may nominate candidates for the Award: cultural and educational institutions, non-governmental organizations working in the fields of culture, education, or science, as well as diplomatic missions. Each nominator may submit no more than two candidates.

The following individuals are eligible for nomination:

  • a teacher of Ukrainian as a foreign language at a higher education institution in Ukraine or abroad;
  • a teacher of Ukrainian as a foreign or heritage language in a non-academic setting abroad (including school-level institutions, private educational centers, language schools, and courses);
  • a civic, public-sector, or cultural figure whose work is aimed at promoting the Ukrainian language worldwide;
  • a teacher of the Crimean Tatar language at educational institutions in Ukraine or abroad;
  • a civic, public-sector, or cultural figure whose work is aimed at promoting the Crimean Tatar language worldwide.

Applications for nominations will be accepted until June 30, 2026.

Nominee Application Form for the Promotion of the Ukrainian Language 

Nominee Application Form for the Promotion of the Crimean Tatar Language 

Detailed information is available in the Prize Regulations.   

Prize Regulations 2026 (in Ukrainian)

Jury

The Prize Jury consists of seven members: one representative of the Ukrainian Institute, four independent experts in Ukrainian, and two independent experts in Crimean Tatar. Jury members are appointed for a two-year term.   

The award ceremony 2026

The award ceremony will be held in Kyiv in the fall of 2026. 

The award ceremony 2025

The award ceremony took place on October 6 in Kyiv as part of the sixth annual International Cultural Diplomacy Forum, which was organized in partnership with Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Marta Jenkala is a lecturer of Ukrainian at University College London and a translator. From 2004 to 2010, she was the director of the Ukrainian Institute in London. Jenkala is also the author of Ukrainian language courses for the Ukrainian Studies Program in the Department of Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Nariie Seidametova is a Crimean Tatar language lecturer, Ph.D. candidate at Istanbul University, methodologist, and researcher. She is also the deputy head of the commission for the development of the Crimean Tatar language orthography, the author of materials for the Tuvğan Til website, and an editor of Crimean Tatar language textbooks and educational materials.

Prize Regulations 2025 (in Ukrainian)

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