Recognition

Awards
& Honours

Scholarships, prizes, and grants received for research, academic results, and climate journalism work.

Scholarship2026University of Dhaka

Ali Riaz Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Awarded for the Best Thesis Proposal, recognising research planned for the master's thesis in Mass Communication and Journalism.

Thesis Title

Challenges to Climate Journalism in Bangladesh

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Award ceremony for the Ali Riaz Postgraduate Research Scholarship, recipients holding certificates
Grant2024US Department of State

Small Grant Winner ($5000)

Awarded a $5000 small grant by the US Department of State to build Coastal Voices, a climate journalism platform.

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Usama Rafid holding the TechCamp Bangladesh grant cheque for Coastal Voices
Prize2022University of Dhaka

Professor Sitara Parvin Prize

Awarded for outstanding results in the BSS examination in Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka.

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Usama Rafid holding the Professor Sitara Parvin Prize certificate
Scholarship2019, 2020 and 2021University of Dhaka

Tofazzol Hossain Memorial Scholarship

Awarded for the highest CGPA in the undergraduate years of the BSS programme, across 2019, 2020 and 2021.