My grant and funding activity reflects a developing research agenda on Ukraine, war, identity, cultural heritage, public diplomacy, and European security. I have received doctoral and research funding and contributed to major external grant applications, gaining experience in collaborative grant writing, project design, work package development, and research planning.
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at Aston University
Awarded by The Leverhulme Trust, 2026–2029
PhD Scholarship, University of Nottingham — £23,976
Awarded by the School of Politics and International Relations, 2022–2023.
PhD Scholarship and Fee Waiver, University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus — £37,960
Awarded by the School of International Studies, 2019–2021.
Collaborative Research Grant, University of Nottingham — £1,000
The War in Ukraine, China and Taiwan: Can Taiwan Learn Anything from the Ukrainian Case?
Awarded by the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, 2022–2023.
UNNC Graduate School Research Grants and School of International Studies Grants — £2,000
Awarded by the University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus in 2021 to support fieldwork and networking in Kyiv.
Cowan Award, University of Nottingham — £1,000
Horizon Europe, European Commission — €3,992,912
Cultural Heritage in the Making: The Russo-Ukrainian War and Re-Construction of Identities of Young People in Europe
Contributed as part of the application team and led the development of two work packages. Application submitted but not awarded.
ESRC Research Grant — £853,478
Ukraine War-Time Stories and Public Diplomacy
Contributed as part of the application team. Application under internal peer review.
