2009

1. Received a competitive grant from Panthera (A wild cat conservation NGO based in NYC, USA) for the project "The Impact of Human Population Density & Development on the Status of Fishing Cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in Bangladesh: Their Potential to Serve as Indicator Species in the World’s Most Densely-Populated Nation."
   Summer 2009. Principle Investigator. NYC, USA. [USD 9,320]. WEB LINK.

2. Texas Tech University Graduate School travel grant to join and present my research at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists held at Portland, Oregon, USA.
   Summer 2009. Grant Recipient. TX, USA. [USD 700]. WEB LINK.

3. Departmental travel grant from the Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University for presenting paper in a professional meeting.
   Summer 2009. Grant Recipient. TX, USA. [USD 300]. WEB LINK.

4. Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University Graduate Research Assistantship.
   Year 2009-2010. Graduate Research Assistant. TX, USA. [USD 17,000]. WEB LINK.

2008

1. Research and conservation grant from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to carry out a project entitled, 'Conservation, assessment, and prioritization of habitats in Bangladesh:  A herpetofaunal perspective'.
   Fall 2008. Principle Investigator. OH, USA. [USD 5,000]. WEB LINK.

2. A research grant from Pittsburgh Zoo Conservation Fund from the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium for herpetofaunal conservation research in Bangladesh.
   Spring 2008. Principle Investigator. PA, USA. [USD 2,000]. WEB LINK.

3. A bursary from the Conservation Science Group of the University of Cambridge to attend the Student Conference on Conservation Science 2008 at Cambridge, UK.
   Spring 2008. Participant and Presenter. Cambridge, UK. [~USD 4,000]. WEB LINK.

4. Research equipment from the IDEA WILD for carrying out a pilot status survey on the Fishing Cats in northeastern Bangladesh.
   Fall 2008. Co-Principle Investigator. CO, USA. [USD 1,200]. WEB LINK.

5. Research grant from the N.E.W. Zoological Society, Inc. for wildlife conservation research project in Bangladesh.
   Summer 2008. Principle Investigator. WI, USA. [USD 500]. WEB LINK.

6. A second research grant from the Rufford Small Grants Foundation, UK for supporting herpetofaunal species richness in the tropical forests of Bangladesh.
   Summer 2008. Principle Investigator. London, UK. [USD 9,000]. WEB LINK.

7. Research grant from the Dean Office of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University for supporting international travel expenses for academic fieldwork.
   Summer 2008. Principle Investigator. TX, USA. [USD 1,000]. WEB LINK.

8. Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University Graduate Research Assistantship.
   Year 2008-2009. Graduate Research Assistant. TX, USA. [USD 16,000]. WEB LINK.

2007

1. The Ernst Mayr Travel Grants in animal systematics from the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University for studying museum herpetofauna.
   Fall 2007. Grant Recipient. MA, USA. [USD 1,000]. WEB LINK.

2. Received a departmental travel grant for academic research for the Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University.
   Summer 2007. Grant Recipient. TX, USA. [USD 300]. WEB LINK.

3. An award from the Conservation and Research Small Grants Program of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Cleveland Zoological Society to study the herpetofauna of Bangladesh.
   Summer 2007. Principle Investigator. OH, USA. [USD 3,000]. WEB LINK.

4. Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University Graduate Research Assistantship.
   Year 2007-2008. Graduate Research Assistant. TX, USA. [USD 15,000]. WEB LINK.

2006

1. Received the Charles Stearns Memorial Grants-In-Aid Award from the California Academy of Sciences for herpetological research at the academy's collection.
   Spring 2006. Grant Recipient. CA, USA. [~USD 2,000]. WEB LINK.

2. A research grant from the Rufford Small Grants Foundation, UK for an applied research and conservation of the herpetofauna project in Bangladesh.
   Summer 2006. Principle Investigator. London, UK. [USD 8,500]. WEB LINK.

3. Research and equipment grant from the IDEA WILD to conduct the herpetofaunal research and conservation project in Bangladesh.
   Fall 2006. Principle Investigator. CO, USA. [USD 1,300]. WEB LINK.

4. Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University Graduate Research Assistantship.
   Year 2006-2007. Graduate Research Assistant. TX, USA. [USD 14,500]. WEB LINK.

2005

1. An award from the Conservation and Research Small Grants Program of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and the Cleveland Zoological Society for studying taxonomic diversity and biogeography of the herpetofauna of Bangladesh.
   Fall 2005. Principle Investigator. OH, USA. [USD 2,850]. WEB LINK.

2. Research grant from Turtle Conservation Fund (Conservation International, Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group of IUCN, Turtle Survival Alliance, ShellShock, European Assoc. Zoos & Aquaria, and Chelonian Research Foundation) to investigate the genetic verification of the identity of the Softshell Turtle in South Asia.
   Fall 2005. Co-Principle Investigator. USA. [USD 5,000]. WEB LINK.

3. A Seed Grant for Turtle Conservation from the Turtle Survival Alliance for conservation breeding of Black Softshell Turtle in Bangladesh.
   Fall 2005. Principle Investigator. USA. [USD 2,000]. WEB LINK.

4. An award from Texas Public Education Grant of the International Student and Scholar Services of Texas Tech University.
   Summer 2005. Grant Recipient. TX, USA. [USD 2,500]. WEB LINK.

5. Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University Graduate Research Assistantship.
   Year 2005-2006. Graduate Research Assistant. TX, USA. [USD 13,800]. WEB LINK.

2004

1. An Award from the Asian Scholarship Program for in-situ Chelonian Conservation (ASPin-situCC). As an awardee of the ASPin-situCC 2004 Program, I attended the ten week Terrapin Recovery Project at the Wetlands Institute, NJ, one week with Dr. Peter Pritchard at the Chelonian Research Institute, FL, worked with Mr. Tom Mohrman at the University of Southern Mississippi, and attended the 2005 Turtle Survival Alliance annual meetings at San Diego, CA.  
   Summer 2004. Asian Scholar. USA. [~USD 5,000]. WEB LINK.

2. A research and conservation grant from the Asian Turtle Conservation Network to study the critically endangered River Terrapin (Batagur baska) in the Bangladesh Sundarbans.
   Winter 2004. Principle Investigator. Hanoi, Vietnam. [USD 1,300]. WEB LINK.

2003

1. An annual research grant from Jahangirnagar University of Bangladesh to conduct conservation research on captive wildlife in Bangladesh.
   Winter 2003. Principle Investigator. Dhaka, Bangladesh. [USD 300]. WEB LINK.

1. Research Grant from the British Council and the British Petroleum of Bangladesh to study the ecology and behavior of the Bengal Tiger in the Bangladesh Sundarbans.
   Winter 2000. Field Investigator. Dhaka, Bangladesh. [USD 5,300]. WEB LINK.