Government of Ireland Research Scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences by The Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) in support of PhD research on Irish neo-pagan culture (academic years 2001/02-2003/04 inclusive)
Dobbin Scholarship (2010) awarded by the Ireland Canada University Foundation (ICUF) for an ongoing project on ‘Comparative Ethnographic Analysis of Supernatural Folklore of Ireland and Newfoundland’.
Ireland-Newfoundland Partnership Research Bursary (2009) in support of comparative research for a 40-minute ethnographic film, titled Ireland-Newfoundland Fairy Folklore in collaboration with documentary filmmaker Suzana Zalokar (Film Department of the IADT/National Film School).
Royal Irish Academy Charlemont Grant (2017) in support of a comparative ethnographic research project on Irish and Icelandic beliefs, lore and attitudes toward non-ordinary/supernatural beings -- Sídhe (fairies) and Huldufólk (elves) -- as part of intangible cultural heritage.
