“Teachers Who Made a Difference” Award, University of Kentucky College of Education, 2012
Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant Grant, 2012-2013.
NEH Workshop Fellowship, “An Introduction to Daoist Literature and History.” Director: Terry Kleeman, Associate Professor of Chinese, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2011
University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences Summer Research Fellowship, 2010 (Taibei, Taiwan)
Eastern Oregon University Faculty Scholars Award, 2007 (Hangzhou, PRC).
Center for Asian-Pacific Studies Professional Grant, 2005 (University of Muenster, Germany)
Center for Asian-Pacific Studies Individualized Study Grant, 2003 (Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PRC)
Center for Asian-Pacific Studies Individualized Study Grant, 2002 (Beijing PRC)
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship, 2001 (Xiamen University, Xiamen, PRC)
Freeman Foundation Study Abroad Fellowship, 1998 (Central University for Nationalities, Beijing, PRC)