We are delighted to announce the recipients of IAFOR grants and scholarships for The 17th Asian Conference on the Social Sciences (ACSS2026) to be held in Tokyo, Japan between May 09-13, 2026.
In total, we received 148 scholarship applications.
Launched in 2016, IAFOR’s grants and scholarships programme provides financial support to PhD students and early career academics, with the aim of helping them pursue research excellence and achieve their academic goals through interdisciplinary study and interaction.
Our warmest congratulations go to the following scholarship recipients.
IAFOR Scholarship Recipients
Brendon Ren Jie Ban, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Fragments of Self: Perceived Identity Threat Among Malaysian LGBTQ+
Worachet Khieochan, Mahidol University, Thailand
Cyborg Embodiment: Cultural Integration of Hemodialysis Technology Among Southern Thai Patients
Hannin Pradita Nur Soulthoni, Halu Oleo University, Indonesia
Bridging the Last-Mile Gap in Digital Transformation of Subsidized Fertilizer Distribution in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Vanessa Sonta, Pusan National University, South Korea
Voices of Precarity? A Critical Discourse Analysis of Myanmar Migrant Worker Narratives in South Korea’s Southeastern Port-Industrial Region
Yu Sun, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Navigating the Performativity Trap: Institutional Agency and the Paradox of Reform in a Chinese Vocational College
About IAFOR’s Grants and Scholarships
IAFOR is dedicated to helping young scholars achieve their research and academic goals, while also encouraging them to apply the principles of interdisciplinary study to their work. IAFOR offers travel and accommodation grants as well as full or partial scholarships covering conference registration fees to PhD students and early career academics who might not otherwise have the financial resources to be able to attend our academic conferences.
Awards are based on the appropriateness of the educational opportunity in relation to the applicant’s field of study, financial need, and contributions to their community and to IAFOR’s mission of interdisciplinarity. Scholarships will be awarded based on availability of funds from IAFOR and will vary with each conference. The Programme Committee of the relevant IAFOR conference will award scholarships to eligible applicants with exceptional abstracts accepted for presentation following the blind peer review process.
For further information on IAFOR grants and scholarships, please visit the Grants and Scholarships page of the IAFOR website.
2026 Grants and Scholarships
Grants and scholarships are still available for IAFOR conferences with open abstract submission deadlines. If you are eligible for an IAFOR grant or scholarship and would like to be considered, please submit your abstract to the conference you would like to attend and select the checkbox for the relevant award during the submission process.
