The phrase "apply for a concession" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the act of formally requesting a concession, such as a discount, exemption, or special privilege.
Example: "To receive the discount on your tuition fees, you must apply for a concession through the financial aid office."
Alternatives: "request a concession" or "seek a concession."
In 1910, A. S. Guldberg, Iver Lycke, W. Munthes-Kaas and H. A. Mørk applied for a concession to build a tramway along the route.
Ludvig G. Braathens Rederi's first attempt at entering the helicopter market was in 1982, when it applied for a concession from the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications to operate offshore helicopters, which it was awarded in 1983.
Prior to the opening of Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget, Braathens SAFE applied for a concession to fly to it along the West Coast, as well as the direct route from Oslo.
The first attempt to introduce horsecar operations in Oslo (at the time called Christiania) were in 1868, when the engineer Jens Theodor Pauldan Vogt and the architect Paul Due applied for a concession.
The company was given authority by its owners to apply for a 20-year concession to collect tolls on a new bridge; if the tolls gave a profit beyond covering the debt of the bridge, it was to be used for further construction of roads on Sotra and Øygarden.
This can occur only through applying for a government concession, which is comparable to a lease in that it gives the right to the land for a period of time, usually 20 years.
During the time he spent in Battambang for the coronation, Long organised the construction of a pagoda in the town, and in December, he unsuccessfully applied for a land concession.
On Wednesday, John W. Creighton Jr., the chief executive, told a New York transportation conference that United, part of the UAL Corporation, might apply for a loan guarantee by the government's deadline of June 28 if it got concessions from its unions.
