Council for American Overseas Research Centres (2020): Travel Bursary ( 3,000 USD) to attend international conference on Rohingya refugees at University of California, Berkeley (USA);
Outstanding Peer-Reviewed Paper Award (2019) by the Mississippi (USA) Chapter of the Wildlife Society; [certificate]
Sentinels of Science Award (2016) by Publons for peer review of scholarly publications; [certificate]
FLARE Network Best Publication Award (2015): Awarded 3,000 USD by University of Michigan (USA);
American Geophysical Union (2015): Travel Bursary (1,000 USD) to attend AGU Fall Meeting;
World Bank’s Program on Forests (PROFOR) (2015): Travel Burasry (3,500 USD) to attend COP21 in Paris, France;
The University of the Queensland, Australia (2015): SAFS Travel Award, (1,775 AUD) for conference attendance;
International Union for Forest Research Organizations (2014): Travel Burasry (2,500 USD) to attend XXIV IUFRO World Congress in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA;
The University of the Queensland, Australia (2014): SAFS Travel Award, (800 AUD) towards conference attendance;
Seoul National University (Korea) (2008): Travel Bursary (1,500 USD) to attend 1st International Conference on Traditional Forest Related Knowledge and Culture in Seoul, South Korea;
University Merit Scholarship (2005) for Academic Excellence at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh
Selected Grants and Consultancies
2021: Consultant, USAID and Helen Keller International (15,000 USD) – Project:Livelihood Feasibility Assessment in Current Livelihood Restoration Program Under RE-ARRANGE Project in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh; 2020: Consultant, Mongabay.com (5,000 USD) – Project: Assessing restoration effectiveness of global FLR projects; 2020: Consultant, Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) (6,000 AUD) – Project: An assessment of past mangrove rehabilitation activities and recommendations for future activities in the GAC Bauxite Mining Concession Area, Prefecture of Boké, Republic of Guinea; 2020: PI, British Ecological Society (BES) Large Research Grant (19,740 GBP) [pdf] – Project: Measuring carbon stocks and fluxes across a successional and salinity gradient in Sundarbans; 2020: Co-PI, Asia Pacific Network for Global Change (Japan) Collaboarative Regional Research Programme Grant (101,000 USD) – Project: Protecting ecosystems and livelihoods of the Sundarbans: Assessing the impact of natural hazards on forest-based ecosystem services; 2020: Co-PI, South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) Research Grant (23,000 USD) – Project: Impact of co-management on forest restoration and livelihood enhancement of forest depended communities in Bangladesh; 2018: Lead Researcher, ACIAR FLR Project Activity 2.6 (~200,000 AUD) – Project: Developing geospatial model to monitor the impacts of forest and landscape restoration (FLR); 2019: Consultant, The World Bank Group (30,000 USD) – Project: Biomass fuel demand and supply scenario analysis in Bangladesh; 2019: Consultant, USAID and Action Against Hunger (5,000 USD) – Project: Rapid environmental impact assessment of cash for work interventions among host communities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh; 2019: Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Bangladesh (3,000 USD) – Project: Environmental impact assessment of floating solar energy project in Bangladesh; 2018: PI, Internal Research Grant, Independent University, Bangladesh (2,500 USD) – Project: Forest carbon and biodiversity assessment in two protected areas of Bangladesh; 2017-2019: National Forestry Expert and Steering Committee Member, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) – Project: Monitoring Environmental Changes in Cox’s Bazar following the Rohingya Influx; 2017: PI, Internal Research Grant, Independent University, Bangladesh (2,000 USD) – Project: Developing a framework for mapping threats to Bangladesh forest ecosystems; 2016: PI, Publications Grant, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia (5,000 AUD) 2011: PI, Agricultural Development Research Grant (10,000 DKK) – Project: Local adaptations of swidden farmers in central hill districts of Nepal; 2010: IDEA Wild (USA) Equipment Support Grant (1,500 USD) 2009: PI, The Rufford Foundation for Nature Conservation (UK) Research Grant (5,625 £) [Project Homepage] – Project: Status, indigenous uses and population dynamics of disappearing medicinal flora in a biodiversity hotspot zone of north-eastern Bangladesh; 2009: PI, British Ornithologists’ Union (UK) Research Grant (Amount: 920 £) [pdf] – Project: Assessing bird diversity in shade trees of tea gardens in greater Sylhet region, Bangladesh; 2008: PI, British Ecological Society (UK) Ecological Research Support Grant (Amount: 2,160 £) [pdf] – Project: Status and importance of invasive alien plant species among local livelihoods and wildlife within two conservation area of north-eastern Bangladesh; 2007: PI, The Explorers Club, (USA) Youth Activity Fund (1,165 US$) [pdf] – Project: Traditional forest practices of indigenous people: understanding the role in improved livelihoods and enhanced conservation; 2006: PI, USAID Bangladesh (1,250 US$) – Project: Protected areas and rural livelihoods in north-eastern Bangladesh.
Climate Change Scholarship,University of Copenhagen, Denmark(Shortlisted, 2010): Scholarship towards PhD study under the framework of 'Climate change: impacts, adaptation and mitigation' approved during 'COP 15', at Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Ranked top 25 among about 850 international candidates).For detail: Prof. Erik Dahl Kjær, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
East-West Center (Hawaii, USA) Degree Fellowship: Scholarship to pursue post-graduate study on Natural Resources and Environmental Management at University of Hawai’i at Manoa. April 2009 (declined).
UK Government's Chevening Scholarship(Shortlisted, 2008): One year research position based at United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and University of Cambridge, UK.