GRANTS

• Ghent University & United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies: BOF doctoral research grant, October 2022-October 2026
• National Research Council of the Philippines: Publication grant, RDLIP, November 2021, publication [link], letter of acceptance [link]
• Local Government Academy (Department of the Interior and Local Government): Research grant, Government Innovations, Co-Investigator, PI: Alex B. Brillantes, June 2018-December 2019, publication [link], cover page [link]

FELLOWSHIPS

• Regional Academy on the United Nations (RAUN): RAUN Program, June-December 2020, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia (moved online), certificate [link], profile [link]
• United Nations Geneva: Graduate Study Programme, sole delegate from Southeast Asia among 54 delegates, July 2019, Geneva, Switzerland, publication [link]

SCHOLARSHIPS

MAJOR SCHOLARSHIPS

• VLIR-UOS: Full scholarship, Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven, September 2018-September 2019, Leuven, Belgium
• People Engaged in People Projects Foundation Inc: Full scholarship, non-diploma program (NGO-work related), Santa Croce University, October 2014-April 2015, Rome, Italy
• University of the Philippines: Scholar of the Nation, bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, Quezon City, Philippines
• University of the Philippines Integrated School: Scholar of the Nation (the school accepts only 100-160 students out of hundreds who apply each year and only admits new students at the kindergarten and first-year high school level), kindergarten to high school, Quezon City, Philippines

MINOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Academic Workshops, Full Scholarships

• University of Iasi: PhD Workshop, October 2021, Iasi, Romania (online), certificate [link]
• University of Sydney & University of Copenhagen: Postgraduate Workshop 2021, May 2021, Sydney, Australia (online), certificate [link]
• Indiana University & University of Illinois: Dissertation Workshop, February 2021, Illinois, USA (online), letter of acceptance [link]
• University of Copenhagen: PhD Workshop, October 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark (moved online), certificate [link]

Academic Programs, Full Scholarships (select)

• Utrecht University: Summer School, with additional funding from Ghent University, August 2021, Utrecht, the Netherlands
• University of Hohenheim (funded by German Federal Ministry for Education and Research): Summer School (winner of 2014 Ars Legendi prize for excellence in teaching), September 2020, Stuttgart, Germany (moved online), certificate [link]
• United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies & Diplomatic Academy of Vienna: Summer School, September 2020, Brugge, Belgium (moved online), certificate [link]
• KU Leuven: Field School, February 2019, Brussels, Belgium, certificate [link]
• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (funded by JICA): LEADING Asia Seminar, October 2017, Tokyo, Japan, certificate [link]
• University of Graz: David-Herzog-Fonds scholarship, 1 out of 5 scholars, Summer School, July 2017, Graz, Austria, certificate [link]

Academic Programs, Partial Scholarships/Subsidized Programs (select)

• University of Lausanne: PhD Workshop, February 2021, Lausanne, Switzerland (online)
• Institute of Advanced Studies Köszeg & University of Pannonia (funded by UNESCO): Winter School, February 2020, Köszeg, Hungary, certificate [link]
• Charles University (funded by IOM Prague): August 2019, Summer School, Prague, Czech Republic, certificate [link]

Conference Grants

• International Academic Forum (IAFOR): IAFOR Asian Conference on Education, November 2021, Tokyo, Japan (online), letter of acceptance [link]
• Association for Asian Studies (AAS): AAS Virtual Conference, March 2021, Michigan, USA (online), letter of acceptance [link]
• Ashoka U & George Mason University: Ashoka U Exchange in Higher Education, March 2021, Arlington, VA, USA (online)
• Global Solutions Initiative: Global Solutions Summit (1 of the 400 chosen delegates out of the total 3,600 applicants), April 2020, Berlin, Germany (moved online), letter of acceptance [link]
• UNICEF: 2019 Global Forum on Migration & Development, January 2020, Quito, Ecuador – declined (due to the change in conference schedule), letter of acceptance [link]
• Philippine Social Science Council: TASPAA Conference, June 2018, Taipei, Taiwan, letter of acceptance [link]
• University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP NCPAG): FASTCO Conference, November 2017, Melbourne, Australia
• UP NCPAG: RI Singapore Conference, December 2016, Manila, Philippines
• UP NCPAG: PSPA Conference, October 2016, Manila, Philippines

Non-Academic Programs, Full Scholarships (select)

• Asia-Europe Foundation: ASEM Seminar, September 2019, New Delhi, India, certificate [link]
• The Asia Foundation & Australian Aid: Policy Workshop, April 2018, Quezon City, Philippines, certificate [link]
• All-China Youth Federation & National Youth Commission: Philippine Youth Leaders’ Visit to China (1 out of 47 Ambassadors of Goodwill), September 2017, Beijing, Henan and Shanghai, China, certificate [link]

AWARDS, HONORS & RECOGNITION

Academic Awards & Honors

• National Research Council of the Philippines: 2nd Place, Cluster I (includes Division I: Governmental, Educational, and International Policies, Division VIII: Social Sciences, and Division XI: Humanities), Academic Poster Competition, 2022 Annual Scientific Conference (Theme: Digital Transformation in Research: Powers and Perils), 15 March 2022, Manila, Philippines (online), photo [link], awarding ceremony [link]
• Society of Transnational Academic Researchers (STAR) Scholars Network: A. Noam Chomsky Global Connections Award: Rising Star, Emerging Scholar (Graduate Student Category), 8 December 2020, USA (online), certificate [link], entire awarding ceremony [link], awarding video clip [link], press release [link], featured in PhilStar [link], Good News Pilipinas [link], University of the Philippines [link], The Post [link], Reader’s Channel [link], Agenparl [link], JiP Portal [link], and Pinoy Revelation [link], mentioned in Khoa Hoc Phattrien [link] and Vietnam Net [link]
• University of the Philippines: International Publication Award, “Social equity in the Philippines: A continuing but elusive promise”, given to co-author, Prof. dr. Alex B. Brillantes (not formally affiliated anymore with UP when IPA was given), 13 December 2019, Quezon City, Philippines, certificate [link]
• University of the Philippines National College of Public Administration and Governance: Summa cum laude ranking, top of the cohort, highest grade in the Comprehensive Examination, consistent University Scholar, Quezon City, Philippines, ranking and honors [link]
• Philippine Civil Service Commission: Honor Graduate Eligibility – Presidential Decree 207 (exemption from civil service exam), Manila, Philippines, mechanics [link]
• University of the Philippines: University Scholar (twice), College Scholar (twice), Quezon City, Philippines
• St. Anthony School: 2^nd prize in Math, Nursery, Quezon City, Philippines

Non-academic/Not purely academic Awards

• Women of the Future: Women of the Future Awards – Southeast Asia finalist (Professions category), 6 October 2021, Singapore (online), letter of acceptance [link], shortlist [link], profile [link], badge [link], featured in Channel NewsAsia [link], Adobo Magazine [link], The Red Circle [link], Head Topics [link], and The Iskandarian [link]
• Young Southeast Asia Leaders’ Initiative (YSEALI) Women’s Leadership Academy Alumni Network: 2020 Women Leaders in Southeast Asia (Education & Government categories), 31 May 2020, Bangkok, Thailand (online), letter of acceptance [link], list [link], profile [link]
• Philippine Society for Public Administration: Most Outstanding Volunteer, 18 November 2017, Quezon City, Philippines
• Asian Youth Leaders Travel and Learning Camp (AYLTLC): Most Outstanding Award (1 of 20 awardees; out of app. 220 students), 6th AYLTLC in collaboration with the National Youth Council of Singapore, National University of Singapore (NUS), and National Community Leadership Institute, 13 February 2017, NUS, Singapore, certificate [link]
• Asian Youth Leaders Travel and Learning Camp: Team of the Year (out of 16 teams), 6^th AYLTLC in collaboration with the National Youth Council of Singapore, NUS, and National Community Leadership Institute, 13 February 2017, NUS, Singapore, certificate [link]
• Tech Factors Inc.: Best in Demo Teaching, Philippine School of Business Administration, Quezon City, Philippines
• University of the Philippines Home Economics: Most Creative Design, Quezon City, Philippines
• University of the Philippines Integrated School: Best in Tongue Twister, Quezon City, Philippines
• St. Anthony School: Various non-academic awards (Best in Deportment, Leadership Award, etc.), Nursery until Kindergarten, Quezon City, Philippines, photo [link] [link]

Recognition

• Hear My Voice – Women’s Network: Woman of the Week, 25 February 2022, based in Myanmar, image [link], feature [link]
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society: Member Spotlight, 30 June 2021, based in Louisiana, USA, image [link], feature [link]
• Women in Foreign Policy: Selected interview (category: Academia), 11 June 2021, based in London, UK, feature [link]
• Opportunity Desk: Young Person of the Month, 2 February 2021, based in Calabar, Nigeria, image [link], feature [link], reshared by Scholarships for Excellence [link]

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