Award for the best oral presentation -Sri Lanka Association of Neurologists 2021 (PhD student)
2017
Award for the best poster presentation -Sri Lanka Medical Association 2017 (UG student)
2017
Best poster presentation award 2017 – International conference of the Sri Lanka Medical association
2016
Award for the best poster presentation -Physiological Society of Sri Lanka 2016 (PhD student)
2016
Star senior-guest facilitator of international online research writing course 2016
2016
Best poster presentation 2016 – Annual scientific sessions of the Physiological society of Sri Lanka (a PhD study)
2015
Presidential award of recognition for research publication 2015
2014
Presidential award of recognition for research publication 2014
2013
Commomwealth Fellowship for Neurophysiology at Kings College Hospital, UK 2013-2014 (7000 Sterling Pounds)
2011
Selected for the Young Investigator Award by the Federation of the Asian and Oseanian Physiological societies (FAOPS) 2011 (Award +USD 500+ Registration fee USD 400)
2010
Prof KN Seneviratne life time research award 2010 – Awarded by the Physiological Society, Sri Lanka
2008
Lilly Fellowship Award for Research by British Association of Psychopharmacology -2008 (£400 + Registration fee)
2006, 2007, 2008
Travel and accommodation grants by the British Association of Psychopharmacolgy conferences in three consecutive years; 2006, 2007 and 2008 (£250 plus registration fee per conference)
2005 - 2008
Developing Solutions scholarship for international students, University of Nottingham, UK, 2005-2008 (£4,000)
2008
Grant for PhD studies for international students from the school of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham, 2008, UK (£3000)
2004 - 2008
President Fund Scholarship for PhD studies – 2004 - 2008 (1.5 million rupees)
Orations
D Dissanayake, T Thoradeniya S Jayasena, S De Silva, R Murugesan, B Gastel, J Walker, N Karunaweera (2016) Enhancing sustainable research capacity through effective mentorship on research communication and networking, 16th conference of the Science Council of Asia; Published in the proceedings;page 190