- Received of a grant from UAE University for a research project titled “Navigating support services and expectations of working mothers with special needs children in the UAE”. Leading a team of six undergraduate students, collaborating with two principal investigators, to delve into critical issues and suggest viable solutions for working mothers.
- Developed a grant proposal with the Institute for Hochschulforschung (HOF) at the University of Halle-Wittenberg in Germany, worth one million euros, to be funded by the German Ministry of Education. The three-year research project, scheduled from January 2024 to December 2026, aims to investigate the communication techniques of German transnational research/higher education institutions in Latin America and the Middle East.
- Developed a grant proposal in collaboration with the Forschungsinstitut für Bildungs- und Sozialökonomie (fibs) in Berlin aimed at identifying potential avenues for research cooperation between Germany and the Middle East in the domains of education, research, and innovation.
- Received award from Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst (DAAD) (German Academic Exchange Service) for authoring the book “Ethnic Politics and Policy Making Process in Lebanon and Malaysia”, 2004
- Received award from Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst (DAAD) (German Academic Exchange Service), 2001
- Received award from the British Council, London, UK, 1997.