Awards and grants

• Gold Medal for the Best Researcher in the Faculty of Management Finance

  Gold Medal for the Best Researcher in the Faculty of Management Finance, University of Colombo. This was awarded in the Annual Postgraduate Convocation of the
• 2016-2017
  The Japan Foundation Fellow

  The Japan Foundation Fellow (2016-2017) at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, the University of Tokyo, Japan to Conduct Research on Sri Lankan Immigrant
  
• 2017
  Long Service (25 Years’) Award

  Long Service (25 Years’) Award, University of Colombo 2016, Awarded in the Long Service Award Ceremony, January 17, 2017.

• 2016
  The Japan Foundation Grant

  The Japan Foundation Grant to Conduct International Conference on “Knowledge Hub in the Global Village-Japan: Iconic Leader in Human Resource Development” as Chairman of the First International Conference on Japanese Graduates Alumni Association of Sri Lanka (IC-JAGAAS 2016), Center for Banking Studies, Rajagiriya, 18-19 February 2016.

• 2012
  The Japan Foundation Grant

  The Japan Foundation Grant to Edit Book for the Commemoration of Sixty Years’ of Japan-Sri Lanka Diplomatic Relations, 2012: “A Journey in Harmony: Sixty Years of Japan-Sri Lanka Relations”, Published by the University of Colombo and JAGAAS.

• 1993 - 2000
  Japanese Government Postgraduate Research (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) Scholarship

  Japanese Government Postgraduate Research (MONBUKAGAKUSHO) Scholarship to pursue Masters and Doctoral research degrees in Japan, April 1993 to February 2000.

• 1990 - 1992
  A Partial Scholarship granted by the UC-ISS Project

  A Partial Scholarship granted by the UC-ISS Project, Department of Economics, the University of Colombo to read for the MA in Economics Degree, 1990-1992.