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2015        
-Social Science Research Council Korea Studies Dissertation Workshop (Honorable Mention)

2013
-US Department of Education Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship in Arabic, Academic Year - $15,000

2012               
-UIUC Department of Anthropology Joseph B. Casagrande Research Award - $1,000

-UIUC Department of Anthropology Summer Research Award - $1,000

-Social Science Research Council Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship - $5,000

2011               
-US Department of Education Foreign Language Area Studies Fellowship in Korean, Summer and Academic Year - $15,000 / $2,500

(Photo Credit: Rice University, Organizational and Professional Development Website)