RESEARCH GRANTS

I have received/participated in projects that generated over US$770,000 in research grants.

MOE TIER II

2022-2025

Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund Tier 2 grant, “Archiving the Underclasses: Knowledge, Law, and Everyday Agency in Modern Southeast Asia.” Co-Principal Investigator with Simon Creak, Ho Chi Tim, Koh Keng We, Samson Lim, Elliott Prasse-Freeman, Matthew Reeder, and Nurfadzila Yahaya. Principal Investigator: Maitrii Aung-Thwin. SG$790,595 (US$584,969).

ARI WORKSHOP GRANT

Asia Research Institute (ARI) Workshop Grant, “Underclasses and the Law in Southeast Asia: Epistemologies and Experiences,” SG$15,000 (US$11,164).

2023-2024

CFPR GRANT

2023

Center for Population Research (CFPR) provided a supplemental grant to support wour workshop on "Asian values and the Family." We received SG$1,250 (US $942).

SRSS

2013-2023

Over the years, the NUS Staff Research Support Scheme (SRSS) has funded my research. In the past decade, I have received SG$26,500 (US $19,720).

FASS CONFERENCE GRANT

To attend conferences, I apply for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Annual Conference Grant. To date, I have received SG $31,569 (US $23,900).

2015-2024

LSA IRC FUNDS

2016-2023

As a co-coordinator of an International Research Collaborative (IRC) at the Law and Society Association (LSA) annual conference, I was able to receive a grant each year to assemble panels. From 2016-2023, our IRC received US$30,840.

MOE TIER II

2018-2021

Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 2 grant, “Grievances, Conflicts, and Dispute Resolution in Asia: Comparative Socio-legal Perspectives.” Collaborator with David Engel and Sida Liu; Principal Investigator: Lynette J. Chua. SG$119,386 (US$87,000).

KINGS COLLEGE GRANT

As a fellow of the Kings College Transational Law Summer Institute, I was able to apply for a Small Project Grant to support a workshop. We received £2100 GBP (US$2,734).

2018

SOCIOLOGY WORKSHOP GRANT

The NUS Department of Sociology provided a grant to support our workshop participants. We received SG$1,200 (US $876).

2016

LIVERPOOL WORKSHOP GRANT

The University of Liverpool provided a grant to support our workshop participants. We received £6,000 (US$7,928).

2016

The fantastic image on the previous page of the mythical Bornean tiger adorned with Iban tattoos was encountered during one of my research trips to Brunei. Click on the link below to learn more about the artist, Elroy Ramantan.