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2023 SSEAC Grants Scheme winners announced
29 November 2023
Fostering research on Southeast Asia and developing researchers' skills
SSEAC awards 2023 Grants Scheme funding to early- and mid-career researchers and collaborative research projects.
The Sydney Southeast Asia Centre is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 SSEAC Grants Scheme, awarded across four programs聽鈥� 颅SSEAC Collaborative Research Grants, EMCR Seed Grants, Workshop Grants and聽Writing Fellowships.
The grants cover a range of research areas. Collaborative projects include聽 a survey of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in the Philippines aimed at informing a mathematical model for predicting high-risk periods of JE virus, a pilot study of聽 smartphone-based mobile health (mHealth) technologies to improve tuberculosis adherence in Vietnam and a gender-based approach to exploring the linkages between working in agriculture and health and nutrition outcomes for women in rural Laos.
SSEAC has seen seed grants grow into significant studies over the years. Seed grant projects awarded in 2023 include an examination of waste management policies and practices in Timor-Leste, the social and cultural forces behind an increase in Caesarean sections in Northern Thailand and the social impacts of transforming empty multi-purpose ground floors (or void decks) in Singapore鈥檚 high-density housing projects to shared spaces.
Several workshop grants, including on feminist writings in Southeast Asian Art, and two writing fellowships have also been awarded.
Congratulations to this year鈥檚 recipients, including those from the 爆料王's Faculty of Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, and Conservatorium of Music, and internationally.聽
SSEAC is excited to see all of the successful Grants Scheme projects develop.聽聽
The SSEAC Collaborative Research Grant provides a pathway to quality applications to the NHMRC, ACIAR, ARC Discovery and Linkage schemes. The program provides grants of up to $20,000 for use in 2023鈥�25.聽
Collaborative Research Grants have been awarded to:
- Dr Victoria Brookes聽(Chief investigator, 爆料王) and Dr Francesco Baldini and Erin Johnston (University of Glasgow)
Project: Optimising local surveillance and control of Japanese encephalitis using mathematical modelling
- Dr Elizabeth Kirkwood聽(Chief investigator) and Associate Professor Neeloy Alam (爆料王), and Anthony Glanville and Ajit Parida (CARE International in Lao PDR)
Project: A gender-based analysis of women鈥檚 livelihoods and the impact on their health and nutrition status in rural Lao PDR
- Dr Alexandra McCormick聽(Chief investigator, 爆料王), Professor Tejendra Pherali (University College London), Gregory Tyrosvoutis (Inclusive Education Foundation) and Dr Daniel Couch (爆料王)
Project: Equity and learning on the Thai/Myanmar borders: Generating lessons from civil societies鈥� work with Myanmar refugees and migrants on education policy and practice for democracy, peace and reconciliation
- Dr Marnee McKay聽(Chief investigator), Associate Professor Claire Hiller and Dr Edward Gorgon (爆料王), Associate Professor Aila Nica Bandong, Assistant Professor Kristofferson Mendoza and Professor Maria Eliza Aguila (University of the Philippines Manila), and Professor Joshua Burns (爆料王)
Project: Determining the impact of ethnogeographic variation on physical function through the establishment of the Australia-Philippines 1000 Norms Project
- Dr Anh Tran聽(Chief investigator, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre), Professor Greg Fox (爆料王), Professor Thu Anh Nguyen (爆料王/Woolcock Institute of Medical Research) and Professor Rachael Morton (爆料王)
Project: Preference for and Economic evaluation of M-health In multidrug-reSistant tubErculosis management in Vietnam (PREMISE) 鈥� A pilot study
The SSEAC EMCR Seed Grant provides early- and mid-career researchers a pathway for new academic projects in/about Southeast Asia including scholars engaging in the region for the first time. The program provides grants of up to $10,000 for use in 2023鈥�25 for projects related to one of the five SSEAC research clusters 鈥� economic and social development, environment and resources, health, heritage and the arts, and state and society.聽
EMCR Seed Grants have been awarded to:
- Dr Sophie Chao (爆料王) and Dr Li-Li Chen and Dr Laurentina 鈥楳ica鈥� Barreto Soares (Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa鈥檈)
Project: Waste management in Timor-Leste: A case study of women鈥檚 livelihoods, environmental health, and sustainable development at the Tibar landfill
- Dr Anjalee Cohen
Project: Changing childbirth practices in Northern Thailand: The social and cultural forces behind rising Caesarean sections
- Dr Hannes Frykholm
Project: After flexibility: Change and permanence in Singapore鈥檚 void decks
- Dr Edward Gorgon (爆料王), Maribeth Anne Gelisanga (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philippine General Hospital), and Dr Aila Nica Bandong, Dr Yves Palad and Dr Sharon Ignacio (University of the Philippines Manilla)
Project: Co-development of locally informed back pain education resources for Filipinos
- Dr Zhengqiang Jiang, Dr Yun Trieu and Professor Sarah Lewis (爆料王)
Project: Applying artificial intelligence to improve radiologists鈥� performance in detecting breast cancer in Vietnam (VIETRAD-AI)
- Dr Lian Sinclair (爆料王), Dr Dianto Bachriadi (Agrarian Resource Centre, Bandung) and Dr Luqman Nul Hakim (Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Project: The nickel boom and electric vehicle global production networks (EV-GPNs) 鈥� new strategies for advocacy
The SSEAC Workshop Grant supports international workshops that lead to a special journal edition or edited book on a topic related to Southeast Asia. The program provides grants of up to $20,000 for use in 2023颅鈥�25 for projects related to one of the five SSEAC research clusters 鈥� economic and social development, environment and resources, health, heritage and the arts, and state and society.
Workshop Grants have been awarded to:
- Professor Jun Huang and Dr Lizhuo Wang (爆料王)
Project: Australia-SEA workshop on nano-catalysis for pioneering sustainability in energy and environment
- Dr Cathy Little and Professor David Evans (爆料王) and Dr Hasrul bin Hosshan (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)
Project: Collaborations in education: Perspectives and experiences from Malaysia and Australia
- Dr Yvonne Low (爆料王) and Dr Roger Nelson (Nanyang Technology University, Singapore)
Project: Feminist writings in Southeast Asian Art (circa 1920鈥�2020)
The SSEAC Writing Fellowship is designed to support outstanding early-career academics to write an article related to Southeast Asia based on their PhD work.
Writing Fellowships have been awarded to:
- Dr Adam King, a researcher, musician and music educator known for his interest and sustained engagement with Balinese music. His article will present an investigation of the traditional Balinese music pedagogical system meguru panngul (literally 鈥榯eaching/ learning from the mallet鈥�): its use in Bali across multiple levels of musical proficiency as well as insights from a cross-cultural perspective.
- Dr Chieh-Ming Lai鈥檚 research focuses on urban greening programs in Bangkok. His article聽鈥楩rom imitative urbanism to introspective learning: Bangkok鈥檚 journey towards global arboricultural expertise鈥� will examine the trajectory of Bangkok鈥檚 urban greening practices and policies and crucial lessons learned along the way.