Grants, Awards & Prizes

• 2024-2029: Race Against Dementia Mayo Clinic Fellowship - Postdoctoral fellowship grant; USD $500,000 awarded to conduct dementia research at the Mayo Clinic for five years.
• 2024-2025: National University of Singapore (NUS) Development Grant - Awarded to individuals with outstanding academic and international track record in research.
• 2023 July: Rising Star Award, Alzheimer’s Society UK - As part of the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Research Excellence and People Awards, the Rising Star Award recognises early career researchers (up to 3 years post-PhD) for remarkable success in their research career thus far. One exceptional researcher is selected across the UK each year.
• 2023-2024: National University of Singapore (NUS) Development Grant - Awarded to individuals with outstanding academic and international track record in research.
• 2023 March: Best Talk, Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Translation 2023
• 2023 Feb: Alzheimer’s Research UK Travel Grant
• 2022 Sep: Brain Travel Award, Guarantors of Brain
• 2022 Sep: Fitzwilliam Society Trust Travel Grant, University of Cambridge, UK
• 2022 May: Alzheimer’s Research UK Travel Grant
• 2022 March: Fitzwilliam College Senior Scholarship Award, University of Cambridge, UK - Awarded to the college’s highest performing PhD students in recognition of excellent intellectual achievements.
• 2021 Nov: Alzheimer’s Research UK Travel Grant
• 2021 Oct: Fitzwilliam Society Trust Travel Grant, University of Cambridge, UK
• 2020 Dec: Fitzwilliam College Senior Scholarship Award, University of Cambridge, UK - Awarded to the college’s highest performing PhD students in recognition of excellent intellectual achievements.
• 2020 Nov: Alzheimer’s Research UK Travel Grant
• 2019 Dec: Alzheimer’s Research UK Travel Grant (Note: Awarded but returned due to travel restrictions during COVID lockdown)
• 2019 Nov: Stachulski Dudding Travel Grant, University of Cambridge, UK
• 2019-2022: Lee Kuan Yew Fitzwilliam PhD Scholarship, University of Cambridge - Fully funded PhD studentship paying tuition fees and maintenance for the full duration of PhD studies at the University of Cambridge, bond-free.
• 2019: Tan Kah Kee Postgraduate Scholarship, Singapore - Scholarship awarded by the Tan Kah Kee Foundation, in recognition of academic achievements and contribution in community and social services.
• 2018: Best Junior Researcher Award, National Neuroscience Research Institute Singapore Research Day
• 2014-2017: i-Project Award - Awarded four years in a row for contributions toward driving innovation in the research capabilities of the Singapore Government.