Scholarships and Awards

• 2019
  Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant for Anthropology. Wenner-Gren Foundation, USA.

  Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant for Anthropology. Wenner-Gren Foundation, USA.
• 2019
  Summer Research Grant, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin. USA.
• 2018
  South Asia Institute Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
• 2018
  Dissertation Planning Grant, American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies (AISLS), Sri Lanka.
• 2017
  Summer Research Grant, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
• 2017
  Department of Studies of Religions Travel Grant, University of Toronto, Canada.
• 2017
  American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies Travel Grant, Sri Lanka.
• 2017
  South Asia Institute Travel Grant, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
• 2017
  Professional Development Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
• 2016
  Graduate School Recruitment Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin.
• 2016
  Professional Development Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
• 2016
  National Center for Advance Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences Grant (NCAS) for Doctoral Research, Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka.
• 2012
  Graduate Dean’s List Award,Collage of Liberal Arts, California State University at Long Beach, USA
• 2010
  Fulbright Masters Student Award, Institute of International Education (IIE), USA
• 2004
  M.B. Ariyapala Memorial Prize for Sinhala, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• 2004
  Kalabhushana Don Devindu Mohotti Award for the Best Performance in Sinhala Language and Literature (Special) Degree Program, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 2004
  Professor G.D. Wijewardene Award for Classical Sinhala, University of Colombo
• 2000
  Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship, Mahapola Trust Fund, Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
• 1997
  Three Awards of Excellence, The First International Art Exhibition, Gifu, Japan