Scholarships and Programs

Homestay

Students experience firsthand the culture and daily life of a host family and local community in the Czech Republic for four weeks. Upon their return, our student ambassadors share their experience with local church clubs, trade groups, senior centers, and civic and fraternal organizations.
For more information and to apply, click here.

CHF Scholarship Fund

The Czech Heritage Foundation Scholarship Fund aids undergraduate and graduate students who have completed at least one year of post-secondary education. The scholarship is available to Iowan students of Czech or Slovak descent.
For more information and to apply, click here.

Czech School

Students aged 6-14 spend the summer learning about Czech history, culture, and language. Teachers are from Plzen and Brno, Czech Republic and from the local Czech community. At the end of the school term, students work with their teachers to prepare and present a final program to the local community.

Czech School 2009 Information
Who: Children ages 6 - 14
Where: Wilson School
When: Weekdays 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Class begins Monday, June 15 and ends with the Final Program and Ice Cream Social on Friday, July 17.
For additional details and to request a Registration Form e-mail:  czechschool@gmail.com

NEW! Czech Language Class for Adults
Duration: 5 weeks beginning June 18.
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Thursday
Focus: beginning conversational Czech language.
The teacher is from Brno, Czech Republic. Preregistration is Required.
To request information or obtain Registration Form, e mail:  czechschool@gmail.com  

Educational Kits

Educational kits help educate the public, especially children, about Czech and Slovak heritage. Unfortunately, these kits were damaged in the 2008 flood and are currently unavailable. The Czech Heritage Foundation is in the process of rebuilding these educational kits.
For more information, click here.

Parades and Promotions

The goal of the parades and promotions committee is to present an image of Czech identity within the Cedar Rapids community and surrounding area. They currently enter floats, convertibles, and decorated vehicles in many parades within a 20 mile radius of Cedar Rapids. The committee hopes to extend the public image of the Czech Heritage Foundation further within the local, state, and international communities.

Two CHF exchange students from the Czech Republic.
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