- [2008] National Science Foundation – Travel Grant: Rs. 150,000/-
To attend the 13th Human Genome Meeting, Hyderabad, India. September 26-30, 2008
- [2006] National Science Foundation – Travel Grant: Rs. 100,000/-
To attend the 11th International Congress of Human Genetics. Brisbane, Australia. August 6-10, 2006.
- [2006] University Grants Commission Research Promotion Centre Grants 2005/6– Grant No. RPC/2005/3iii/COL: Rs. 250,000/-
This grant was awarded for to me to travel to University of Nottingham, UK to develop and strengthen the ongoing collaborative research projects between the School of Molecular Medical Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK and the Human Genetics Unit, University of Colombo.
- [2002] Young Investigator Travel Grant: £400.
Awarded by the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP) to attend and present the paper titled “The MTHFR C677T polymorphism is not associated with pre-eclampsia in women in Nottingham” at the 13th World Congress of the ISSHP in Toronto, Canada from 2 to 5 June 2002.
- I was responsible for obtaining the following grants from the World Health Organisation for the Ethics Review Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo.
- [2006] National Consultative Workshop of Ethical Review Committees of Sri Lanka (Grant No: SE SRL IER 001/RB 07/ER 2.2.5) Rs. 815,200
- [2006] Forum for fostering dialogue among ethics review committees in Sri Lanka (Grant No: SE SRL IER 001/RB 07/ER 2.2.6) Rs. 850,000
- [2006] Review of priority research conducted in Sri Lanka (Grant No:SE SRL IER 001/RB 07/ER 2.2.7) Rs. 425,000
- [2008] To conduct workshops dealing with specific issues related to Research Ethics Review (Grant No: SE SRL JJE 001/RB 08/ER 8.1.2) Rs. 420,000
- [2008] To publish a quarterly newsletter on research ethics review (Grant No: SE SRL JJE 001/RB 08/ER 8.1.3) Rs. 210,000
- [2009] To develop and conduct a certificate course on research ethics / ethics review to train members of ethics review committees (Grant No: SE SRL JJE,JJI,JJC,JJF 001RB 08) Rs. 322,000