Dissertation Research Initiation Grant (US$600), Pennsylvania State University

Distinguished Service Award, KAALE (Korean American Academy of Lifelong Education)

Graduate Student Grant (approximately US$300), AAACE (American Association for Adult and Continuing Education)

University Graduate Fellowship (tuition and base stipend of US$30,000), Pennsylvania State University

DAAD travel grant, International Winter School for Comparative and International Adult Education, University of Würzburg, Germany

Junior Scholar Award, Korean Society for Studies in Lifelong Education