Funding, Scholarships & Awards

AUD 2.9M+

Total Research Funding Secured

27.6%

Annual Grant Success Rate

Research Fellowships

BioCOOL: Data-driven bio-fabricated building skin for passive cooling. Lead CI 2024 – 2028 | AUD 663,000 Chancellor's Research Fellowship, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

Research Project Funding

MYCORAL: Bio-composites from Waste for Coral Reef Restoration. Lead CI 2026 | AUD 50,000 UTS Collaboration Scheme, Australia
Mycelium-Based Composites from Australian biomass waste and fungi for LEO and MEO Satellite application.Lead CI 2026 Free Merit-Based Access Application, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Australia
Co-fabricated Engineered Wood and Mycelium-based Composites for Carbon-negative Buildings.Lead CI 2026 | AUD 10,000 UTS Key Technology Partnerships Visiting Fellow Program 2026, Australia.
Cooling Futures. CoI 2026 | AUD 20,000 CreaTech: Creative Technologies, Country & Innovation Precincts (Stage-01) Scheme, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Safe and Sound: Connecting with nature to enhance public space experience. CoI 2026 | AUD 20,000 CreaTech: Creative Technologies, Country & Innovation Precincts (Stage-01) Scheme, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Biomass waste-derived electrocatalysts for hydrogen production. CoI 2025 | AUD 50,000 UTS Collaboration Scheme, Australia
VaCoBD: Fast-track vaccine cold-chain assessment and design for mass-scale COVID-19 vaccination in Bangladesh. CoI 2020 – 2022 | AUD 1.2M (GBP 631,661) UKRI GCRF/NF Agile Response Call, UK
Dispatchable Air Conditioning (DAC). CoI 2020 – 2021 | AUD 550,215 (GBP 288,761) Innovate UK (Energy Catalyst 7), UK
Transforming farming value-chains in sub-Saharan Africa through social and economically inclusive sustainable energy solutions (TRANSFARM). NR 2019-20 | AUD 101,415 (GBP 53,224) SFC GCRF Institutional Sponsorship 2019-20, Scottish Funding Council (SFC), Scotland, UK.
Rapid Assessment Methodology for Vaccine Cold-Chain for Mass Immunisation. NR 2020 | AUD 57,163 (GBP 30,000) SFC GCRF Institutional Sponsorship 2020, Scottish Funding Council (SFC), Scotland, UK.
Decarbonisation of energy systems of South Asian developing economies through regional collaborations. Lead CI 2019 – 2021 | AUD 95,272 (GBP 50,000) EPSRC Supergen Energy Network Hub, UK

Under Review / Pipeline

REVEAL 2.0: Researching Environmental Variables for Effective Academic Learning.CoI 2027 – 2031 | AUD 359,829 (USD 248,000) Concurso Nacional de proyectos Fondecyt Regular 2026, Chile.

Scholarships & Travel Grants

2050 Energy and Carbon Emissions Pathways Modelling Scholarship. Lead CI 2014 – 2017 | AUD 101,415 (GBP 53,224) Cardiff University & Dept. of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), UK
Research Committee Travel Fund (PLEA 2022, Chile). Lead CI 2022 | Newcastle University, UK
Conservation of World Heritage Sites in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis of the Conservation of the Architectural Features According to ‘Venice Charter’.Lead CI 2009 | BDT 37,000 (~GBP 350/AUD 667) Berger Travel Grant for Students of Architecture, BUET, Bangladesh.

Awards & Accelerators

Climate Launchpad (Australia) Lead CI 2026 | Competitive Accelerator Program for D-Ply (Mycelium-based composite board) commercialisation. One of the 10 selected Australian startups (10% success rate) in 2026.
CSIRO ON Prime 18 Lead CI 2025 | Competitive Accelerator Program for D-Ply (Mycelium-based composite board) commercialisation.
Best Poster AwardLead CI 2023 | Supergen Energy Network Conference, Royal Academy of Engineering, London