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

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

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

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

2004 - Research grant. The Spencer Foundation for Research in Education. , atribuído por The Spencer Foundation for Research in Education.

2002 - Fellowship. Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH). , atribuído por Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH).

2001 - University Fellowship. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , atribuído por 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. , atribuído por Ministerio de Cultura, Colombia.

1998 - Doctoral research grant. Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. , atribuído por Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.

1995 - Doctoral research grant. Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , atribuído por Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

1995 - Nelle M. Signor Foundation Doctoral Research grant. , atribuído por Nelle M. Signor Foundation

1994 - Research grant. Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , atribuído por Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

1993 - University Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. , atribuído por University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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

1991 - The Fulbright Foundation. Scholarship. , atribuído por The Fulbright Foundation.

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