Competitive research funding for interdisciplinary work rooted in the social sciences and extending into medicine, artificial intelligence and archaeological science — from ancient parasites and modern allergies to early trade networks across Asia.
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Funded Projects
SGD 1.1M+
Awarded as PI
SGD 1.7M+
Total Project Funding
incl. Collaborative
incl. Collaborative
I.
Principal Investigator & Grant Holder
2019 – 2025
Nanyang Technological University · Creativity and Excellence (ACE) Programme
Tracing Early Trading in Singapore Using Geochemical Fingerprints and Artificial Intelligence on Archaeological Artefacts
SGD 179,000|Principal Investigator|1 Oct 2019 – 30 Sep 2025
2019
Nanyang Technological University – Australian National University Travel Grant
Archaeology Project on the Expansion of Austronesians in Southeast Asia and China
SGD 5,000|Principal Investigator|24 May 2019
2017 – 2023
Nanyang Technological University · Elite Nanyang Assistant Professorship (NAP) Start-up Grant
Detecting Diseases in the Past: How Parasites Could Help Us Fight Modern Allergies
SGD 939,378|Principal Investigator|1 Jul 2017 – 30 Jun 2023
2013 – 2014
University of Cambridge, UK · Cambridge Overseas Trust
Fieldwork Fund
GBP 6,000|Grant Holder|Jul 2013 – Jun 2014
2013 – 2014
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange · Dissertation Fellowship for ROC Students Abroad
Parasites in Ancient Populations from Taiwan and Neighbouring Regions: Evidence for Health, Migration and Diet
€12,000|Grant Holder|2013 – 2014
II.
Co-investigator & Collaborator
2022
National Social Science Fund of China · Chinese Academic Translation Programme
Research on Song Cities (Bao Weiming), translated by Wang Zhitian & Hui-Yuan Yeh. Zhonghua Book Company, 2021
Co-investigator|Grant holder: Wang Zhitian|8 Feb 2022
2018 – 2023
Chinese National Social Science Key Project Grant (18ZDA225)
The Mogou Cemetery Project: Multidisciplinary Research in Lintan, Gansu
RMB 800,000|Collaborator|Grant holder: Mao Ruilin|1 Jul 2018 – 30 Jun 2023
2018 – 2020
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (ZK1144)
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
RMB 100,000|Collaborator|Grant holder: Wang Chuan-Chao|Jan 2018 – Dec 2020
2017 – 2022
Xiamen University · Start-up Grant
Nanqiang Outstanding Young Talents Program of Xiamen University (X2123302)
RMB 2,000,000|Collaborator|Grant holder: Wang Chuan-Chao|Aug 2017 – Aug 2022
2015 – 2016
Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC · National Support Program for Science and Technology
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Innovation Project (2013BAK08B02)
SGD 20,000|Collaborator|Grant holder: Qi Wuyun|1 Jul 2015 – 30 Jun 2016
Listed in reverse chronological order. This list is updated periodically.
