Awards and/or other prizes

2013 - Marie Curie Post-doctoral International Incoming Fellowship, IIF. Research Executive Agency, European Union., awarded by European Union

2010 - PPD/Small Grants Program., awarded by USAID/ICAA (Iniciativa para la Conservación de la Amazonía Andina)

2009 - PPD - Small Grants Program., awarded by USAID/ICAA (Iniciativa para la Conservación de la Amazonía Andina)

2007 - With indigenous elder Aniceto Negedeka Kajutne - Beca de Creación en literatura oral., awarded by Ministerio de Cultura, Colombia.

2004 - Research grant., awarded by The Spencer Foundation for Research in Education.

2002 - Fellowship. Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH). , awarded by Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH).

2001 - University Fellowship. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , awarded by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

1999 - Fondo Mixto para la Promoción de la Cultura y las Artes, Ministerio de Cultura, Colombia. Research grant, in collaboration with indigenous investigators Juan Florez Reátegui, Juan Florez Valle, Nicanor Morales Perez, Walter Morales Valles. , awarded by Ministerio de Cultura, Colombia.

1998 - Doctoral research grant. Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. , awarded by Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.

1995 - Doctoral research grant. Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , awarded by Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

1995 - Nelle M. Signor Foundation Doctoral Research grant. , awarded by Nelle M. Signor Foundation

1994 - Research grant. Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , awarded by Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

1993 - University Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , awarded by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

1992 - The Tinker Foundation. Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois. Research grant., awarded by Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Illinois.

1991 - The Fulbright Foundation. Scholarship. , awarded by The Fulbright Foundation. Scholarship.

1989 - Fellowship. International Center for Semiotic and Cognitive Studies, Republic of San Marino. , awarded by International Center for Semiotic and Cognitive Studies, Republic of San Marino.