• 2020 Global B Academic Paper Development Workshop (Fall 2020)
• • Paper selected for Showcase Presentation
  • Won the People’s Choice (Best Paper) award
• Strategic Management Society Annual Conference 2020 (Summer/Fall 2020)
  • Nominated for PhD Paper Prize
• P. Rao & Venku M. Chatrathi Doctoral Scholarship Award (Spring 2020)
  • Award for outstanding research on social/environmental impact and global development
  • Recipient of scholarship of USD 1,500
  • Selected out of 71 doctoral students
• Graduate Philips Ambassador Scholarship, Carolina Asia Center at University of North Carolina (Spring, Fall 2020)
  • Recipient of scholarship of USD 6,000 for conducting research in Asia
  • Field-based research in Asia
  • Ongoing remote research on firms in Cameroon, Benin, Uganda, Kenya, Nepal, Mexico, and Russia
  • Served as teaching assistant for Prof. Michael Tsin for the course Global Studies (GLBL 281)
• Mahatma Gandhi Fellowship, Carolina Asia Center at University of North Carolina (Spring 2019)
  • Recipient of scholarship of USD 3,000 for conducting research in South Asia
  • Field-based research in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar
• Internal UNC Small Research Grant from Kenan-Institute of Private Enterprise at University of North Carolina (Spring 2019)
  • Recipient of scholarship of USD 1,500 in conjunction with Mahatma Gandhi Fellowship
  • Used for field-based research in India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar
• Scholarship from German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) (2012-2013)
  • Recipient of scholarship of ~EUR 9,000 to support living expenses while studying at HWR Berlin 
• Young Innovator’s Choice Challenge (2011)
  • Member of the winning team for all-India level competition for solving an industry defined problem
• Parvatikar Award from Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (2010)
• Tuition fee waiver from All India Council for Technical Education for academic performance for undergraduate education (2008-2012)