Ismaharif Ismail received the prestigious National University of Singapore Overseas Graduate Scholarship (NUS-OGS). The NUS-OGS is awarded to outstanding Singaporeans to nurture them for a career in academia by supporting their doctoral studies abroad. He will receive funding support for the remaining duration of his PhD and fellowship with NUS to pursue his research program to understand and bridge social divisions through the multidimensional perspective of social identity. After completing his doctoral training, he will join NUS Department of Communication and New Media as a faculty member.
Ismaharif was also awarded the NUS Development Grant / NUS Young Fellow Award which provides research funding to pursue his research ideas in developing digital media platforms in Singapore to foster social cohesion. The award is renewable annually for up to three years.