• UGC FITE Grant, Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence, Principal Investigator, HK$300,000 (2023-2025).

• GRF Grant (NEW), Understanding the Governance of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations as a Novel Organizational Form in the Blockchain Economy, Principal Investigator (Co-I: Fabrice Lumineau, HKU), HK$500,737 (2024-2026)

• GRF Grant, Legitimacy of Social Enterprises and Customer Patronization. Principal Investigator (Co-I: Long Wang, CityU), HK$813,400 (2021-2023); in-progress.

• GRF Grant, The Mechanisms of Performance in Social Enterprises, Principal Investigator (Co-I: Long Wang, CityU), HK$369,300 (2016-2020); completed.

• GRF Grant, Public Administration Research and Real-World Problems: Topic Modelling the Changing Landscape, 2018-2021, HK$606,992, Co-Investigator (PI: Richard Walker, CityU); in-progress.

• UGC Knowledge Transfer Earmarked Fund, Design Thinking and the Public Awareness in Social Entrepreneurship, Co-Investigator (PI: Long Wang, CityU), HK$200,000 (2020 to 2021); completed.

• UGC Teaching and Learning Grant, Transforming Science and Engineering Talents into Technopreneurs: Hong Kong as a Technology Dragon. Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Derek Ho, CityU), HK$999,000 (2017 to 2019); completed.

• UGC Knowledge Transfer Earmarked Fund, Key Factors of Successfully Operating Social Enterprises: An Analysis of and Dissemination to the Hong Kong Social Enterprise Sector, Co-Investigator, HK$151,000 (2017-2018); completed.

• CityU Teaching Development Grant (TDG), Nurturing the Passion and Enhancing the Outcomes of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Entrepreneurs and Innovators. Principal Investigator. HK$270,000, 2023-2025.

• CLASS Research Collaboration Fund - Enhanced Teaching and Learning Strategy (for teaching buyout), HK$60,000, Jan-May 2024.

• CityU StartUp Grant: TBA

• PolyU Start-Up Grant, Exploring Virtual Entrepreneurship Phenomenon in Blockchain-Enabled Cryptomarkets and Metaverses. Principal Investigator, HK$500,000 (2019-2022).

• Departmental General Research Fund (DGRF), Impact Investing for Public Value: Understanding How Impact Investors Evaluate Opportunities to Invest in Social Enterprises. Principal Investigator, HK$100,000 (2020-2022). 

• Teaching Innovation Award Grant, City University of Hong Kong College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 2017, Using Process Innovation in Teaching Social Innovation and Enterprises, Principal Investigator, HK$15,000 (2017 to 2018).

• Teaching Excellence Award Grant, City University of Hong Kong 2016, Developing Graphic Novels for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Learning, Principal Investigator, HK$150,000 (2016 to 2018) (3 comics published).

• Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award Grant, City University of Hong Kong College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 2016, Novel Methods for Knowledge Transfer in Social Entrepreneurship, Principal Investigator, HK$15,000 (2016 to 2017).

• City University of Hong Kong Idea Incubator Scheme for "Wearable Innovation Lab",  Co-Investigator (July 2014 to Dec 2015) (PI: Dr Lam Miu Ling).

• City University of Hong Kong Strategic Research Grant, Status Signaling, Cognitive Media Effects, and Acquisition: A Study of Seasoned Equity Offerings in China, Co-Investigator (2015 to 2017).

• City University of Hong Kong 2015 StartUp Grant, Change-Making Rhetoric for the Public Benefit: How For-Profit Social Enterprises Pursue Multiple Goals and Redefine Success, Principal Investigator, HK$200,000 (2015 to 2017).

• University of Leeds Seed Corn Grant (United Kingdom), The Influence of Self-Regulatory Focus and Entrepreneurial Reasoning on Opportunity Evaluation and Exploitation: An Experimental Study, Principal Investigator, GBP2,000 (2012 to 2013).

• University of New South Wales Faculty Research Grant, Determinants of Born Global Firms, Principal Investigator, AU$16,000 (2004 to 2006) (pubs in JIBS, JWB)

Chiang Ching Kuo Foundation Research Grant (Taiwan), Unpacking the Management Practices of Chinese Social Enterprises, Principal Investigator, US$42,000 (HK$330,000) (2016-2020).

Best Paper Award at the 84th Annual Academy of Management Meeting 2024, paper title: "Finetuning Artificial Intelligence for Entrepreneurial Pitching Effectiveness". Awarded by the Academy of Management. Co-author: Stratos Ramoglou (University of Southampton), Shang Liang (Education University of Hong Kong)

Best Paper Award at the Annual Academy of Management Meeting 2022, paper title: "The Mechanisms of Performance in Social Entrepreneurship: Assemblage, Market Building, Issue Selling". Awarded by the Academy of Management. Co-author: Long Wang (CityU).

Kooiman Best Paper Award 2021, paper title: "Social entrepreneurship in the context of disaster recovery: Organizing for public value creation". Awarded by Public Management Review and Routledge (United Kingdom). Co-author: Arnil Paras (my ex PhD student).

Finalist, UGC Teaching Award 2017, representing the City University of Hong Kong.

Best E-Commerce Award, SparxUp Awards 2010 (the largest tech start up competitions in Indonesia), for "bulk buying with steep discount" concept.

• University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (UIPRS) and Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) Award (full PhD scholarship and stipend) at the University of New South Wales, Australia (2003 to 2006).

• Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) Award (full Master's scholarship and stipend) at the University of New South Wales (1999 to 2000).

• John Crawford Scholarship Scheme (JCSS) Award at the University of Sydney / Sydney Institute of Technology (1994-1995).