1) Received two scholarships for Doctoral Studies. 

• International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (Awarded by the Australian Government)
• Monash Graduate Scholarship (Awarded by Monash University)

2)Academic Achievements as a BA student at the University of Colombo.

• 1999- NDS Silva Memorial Prize (Certificate & Gold Medal) for Best Results in Sociology (Hons.)
• 1999- Neil Bandaranaike Memorial Prize (Certificate & Gold medal) for the Best Results in the Faculty of Arts
• 1997- Neil Bandaranaike Memorial Prize for Best Results in the 2^nd year in the Faculty of Arts.