| Kauffman Foundation Research Grant ($60,000) to study what role founders play in their firms | 2017—2020 |
| Emerging Scholar Award, International Management Division, Academy of Management | 2017 |
| University of Virginia (Darden) Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fellowship (3 recipients, $10,000) | 2017 |
| Winner of the 2016 Temple/AIB Best Paper Award, Academy of International Business (1 out of 1,000+ submissions) | 2016 |
| Kauffman Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research (7 recipients; $35,000) | 2016 |
| Winner of the NFIB Doctoral Dissertation Award in Entrepreneurship, Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division | 2013 |
| Finalist for the Buckley and Casson Dissertation Award, Academy of International Business | 2013 |
| Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Provincial Government, Canada ($30,000) | 2009—2011 |
| AIC Institute for Corporate Citizenship competitive research grant ($10,000) | 2008 |
| Graduate Student Endowment Fund Award, University of Toronto ($15,000) | 2008—2009 |
| University of Toronto Fellowship, Rotman School of Management (6-year tuition plus stipend) | 2006—2012 |
| Russian President Scholarship for one-year research in the USA ($24,000) | 2005—2006 |
| Kokushikan University Fellowship for research in Japan ($30,000) | 2004—2005 |
| Best Undergraduate Thesis Award, Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia (1 out of 100+ students) | 2003 |
| Japanese Foundation Fellowship for training in Japan with leading IT companies | 2002 |
| Grant from Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State ($5,000) | 2001 |
| Regional Government Undergraduate Scholarship, Russia (full tuition plus stipend for 6 years) | 1997—2003 |
| Gold Medal award graduating from high school, Russia (highest honor; 1 out of 100+ student) | 1997 |