In 2009 he received a Dissertation Fieldwork Grant to aid research on "Lives Apart: Diasporan Return, Youth, and Intergenerational Transformation in South Sudan," supervised by Dr. Jessica R. Winegar. In 2014 Dr. Tuttle received an Engaged Anthropology Grant to aid engaged activities on "New Histories for a New South Sudan: A Public Anthropology Project". Read the full blog post here.