{"id":90,"date":"2018-09-11T10:54:53","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2025-08-15T02:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T02:45:54","slug":"awards-and-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/awards-and-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#036d00\">Academic Awards: <\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Scholarship for Master in Public Policy (MPP) 2023\/2025 at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore is a highly ranked institution. It is ranked 1st in Asia and 8th in the world by the QS World University Rankings 2025. In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, the subject of Social Policy and Administration, which is closely related to the Master in Public Policy, was ranked 6th globally.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Ven. Prof. Dr. Walpola Sri Rahula Maha Thero Memorial \u2018Gold Medal for Best Graduate of the Year\u2019<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Faculty of Management Studies &amp; Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Prize Winner (Island 1st) - ``Professional Communication`` Course Unit- CMA Sri Lanka<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        The CMA is a globally recognized professional qualification in management accounting, offered by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka, that focuses on strategic financial management and business decision-making skills. This award is given to the student who has scored the highest mark in Sri Lanka for the subject titled Professional Communication (PC) in the managerial level, which is the third level out of five levels in the CMA qualification.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2015<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Dr. H.K.T de Silva Memorial Gold Medal for Best All-rounder Student in Maliyadeva College, Sri Lanka <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded for demonstrating the highest level of excellence across academic, co-curricular activities, and extra-curricular activities, recognizing comprehensive student achievement and leadership.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#036d00\">Research Awards: <\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">International Best Student Presentation Award at the 2nd World Conference on Business Management and Economics, Virtual <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        This conference is hosted by the International Institute of Knowledge Management. The Best Student Presentation Award was given to the most outstanding research presentation presented by a participant registered in the student category. Undergraduates, Master students, and Ph.D. students were considered under this category.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">International Best Research Paper Award at 10th International Conference on Education (ICEDU), Bangkok, Thailand<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Recognized for outstanding research contribution at the international conference under the theme of ``Fostering Equity in Education`` organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM).\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2023<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">International Best Research Paper Award at 9th International Conference on Education (ICEDU), Colombo, Sri Lanka <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Achieved consecutive recognition for exceptional research excellence at the international education conference under the theme of \u201cFostering Equity in Education`` organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM).\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">State Literacy Award , Sri Lanka (Nomination) \u2013 For the Book \u201cRevive Sri Lanka\u201d <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        The State Literary Awards are prestigious annual literary prizes by the Government of Sri Lanka that recognize excellence in literature across multiple categories. First comprehensive book presenting economic reforms for post-COVID-19 Sri Lanka, analyzing pandemic impact on all five economic sectors with proposed rebuilding strategies.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">South Asian Best Economic Research Paper (Theme: Mainstreaming Gender for Development) \u2013 16th South Asian Economic Students' Meet (SAESM), Kathmandu, Nepal <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Recognized for the best research paper (title: ``Can compensating wage differentials economically empower women in South Asia?``) at the prestigious regional economic forum for young economists. This is a World Bank-funded conference.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">South Asian Best Economic Research Paper (Theme: Poverty and Food Security) \u2013 15th South Asian Economic Students' Meet (SAESM), Colombo, Sri Lanka <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded for best research paper (title: ``Agricultural productivity and poverty in South Asia``) at the only forum for young economists in SAARC countries, providing a unique platform for networking and knowledge sharing. This is a World Bank-funded conference.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#036d00\">Leadership Awards: <\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">MC Sustainability oGTa Award &amp; MC Sustainability oGTe Award (Nomination) \u2013 Asia-Pacific Leadership Summit (APLS) Award Ceremony of AIESEC <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        International recognition for the best performing outgoing Global Talent and outgoing Global Teacher functions in the entire Asia-Pacific Region of AIESEC.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">\u201cBEST YOUNG LEADER IN AIESEC SRI LANKA\u201d (Nomination) \u2013 National Leadership Development Conference (NLDS) , AIESEC Sri Lanka<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        National award given to the AIESEC member in Sri Lanka who exhibited the most outstanding leadership performance during the term.\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/124"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/management.finance\/pasan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}