Galen has been awarded a Quick Response Grant from theÌýÌýto support his ongoing dissertation work on Chinese development in Nepal. The grant will specifically support Galen's current project, (Re)Building the State: Border Infrastructure, Chinese Development, and the Politics of Aid in Post-Earthquake Nepal. This funding will enable him to return to Kathmandu over the winter break to collect new and perishable data on Chinese aid and investment in post-earthquake Nepal and further examine Beijing's role in current state-building projects both in Nepal and across South Asia.