2024 

Dennis M. Kratz Award for Best Creative Project, 15th Annual RAW (Research, Art, Writing) Graduate Conference, The University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.

Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, International Conference in Haptics and Virtual Reality (ICHVR), China

Betty & Gifford Johnson Award, The University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.

HASTAC Scholar 2023-2025, Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory, U.S.

2023 

Jonelle & Bryce Jordan Scholarship in the Arts, The University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.

2022 

Sponsorship, Divison 35: Women in Psychology, American Psychological Association, U.S.

GSA Travel Award, Graduate Student Assembly, The University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.

2021   

Poster Award (Second-Place), CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference 2021, CMD-IT, U.S.

CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference 2021 Student Scholarship, CMD-IT, U.S.

ATEC Doctoral Fund Recipient, The University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.

Eugene McDermott Graduate Fellowship, The University of Texas at Dallas, U.S.

2020   

Grace Hopper Celebration Student Scholarship by Cigna, Anita Borg: Global Organization for Women Technologists, U.S.

Presidential Research Grant, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, U.S.

2017  

Launch Artists in Baltimore Award, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S. 

Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Bowerman ‘82 Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Elsewhere Travel Scholarship, Elsewhere, U.S.

Fred Lazarus Leadership for Social Change Award (Nominee), Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Outstanding Achievement for Leadership Award (Nominee), Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Sydney Lake Award (Nominee), Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Creative Community Fellowship, National Arts Strategies, U.S.

The Pollination Project Fund, The Pollination Project, U.S.

France-Merrick Opportunity Funds, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Graduate Research Development Grant, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

2016  

Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Graduate Research Development Grant, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Bowerman ‘82 Fellowship, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Creative Community Fellowship, National Arts Strategies, U.S.

Scholarship, iLead: I Lead Education in Art and Design, U.S.

2015  

Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

Third Position Award, 2nd National Photographic Art Exhibition, Pakistan

2013

Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of Art, U.S.

2012

Abu Shamim Areff Best Research Award, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Pakistan

Overall Distinction Award, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Pakistan

2001  

Bachubai Adarji Kandawalla Economics Award, Mama Parsi Girls’ Secondary School, Pakistan

1998  

Manazeh R. Rustowji Art Award, Mama Parsi Girls’ Secondary School, Pakistan

1993

Alla Noshir Gazdar Art Award, Mama Parsi Girls’ Secondary School, Pakistan