{"id":12,"date":"2018-09-12T04:59:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T04:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2018-09-12T01:23:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T06:53:31","slug":"awards-and-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/awards-and-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Awards<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2014<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Nati onal Science Foundation Travel Award to attend and present a research paper at the Association  for Tropical Biology and Conse rvation, Australia ($2000), 2014<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \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\">2012<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Presidential Awards for research published in 2009, National Research Council, Sri Lanka  - 2012<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \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\">2007<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Donald L. Bleitz Research Award  \u2013 American Ornithologist\u2019s Union, USA, 2007<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2002<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Gulamhusein Noorbhai gold medal for the most outstanding honours student (Zoology)  \u2013 University  of Colombo, 2002 <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2002<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Gulamhusein Noorbhai gold medal for the best honours research project (Zoology ) \u2013 University of Colombo, 2002<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2002<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Kirthisinghe Memorial Award for the best result for Zoology in the B.Sc. degree program (1 st and  2 nd year)  \u2013 University of Colombo, 2002<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">1996<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Environmental Award 1996 (school category ; Honorable mention )  \u2013 the Sri Lanka Associati on for  the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Sri Lanka, 1996 <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">1996<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">D G Wellikala medal  for the most outstanding Advanced Level student of the college in 1996  \u2013 Richmond College, Galle, Sri Lanka, 1996<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">1990<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">All island 1 st place  for the research paper titled \u201cBiodiversi ty of Kottowa Arboretum\u201d  \u2013 SLAAS,  1990<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">1989<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">All island 1 st place in  the environmental research competition for the study titled \u201cA study of two Dutch  canal systems, its\u2019 environment, biodiversity, and its\u2019 impact to the surrounding human habitations\u201d \u2013 SLAAS, 1989<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Grants\/Fellowhips<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Collaborative Research Grant (PI  \u2013 Sampath Seneviratne)  \u2013 University of Colombo,  Sri Lanka, (Rs.  3,000,000), 2017  \u2013 2019<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">National Research  Council  Competitive Research  Grant (PI  \u2013 Sampath Seneviratne)  - University of  Colombo,  Sri Lanka, (Rs. 2,990 ,000), 2014 \u2013 2017<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2013<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Collaborative Research Grant (PI \u2013 Sampath Seneviratne) \u2013 University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, (Rs. 3,000,000), 2013 - 2016<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2011<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">NSER C Industrial Research and Development Fellowship (NSERC IRDF)  \u2013 Natural Sciences and  Engineering Research Council of Canada, (CDN$60,000), 2011 <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2010<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">NSERC Visiting Fellow (pre qualified for the scholarship)  \u2013 NSERC, 2010 <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">A research grant from the Werner and H ildegard Hesse Foundation for my woodpecker biogeography  study, (CDN$ 20,000), 2009<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2008<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies (honoring the distinction obtained for the PhD)  \u2013 Memorial University, Canada 2008<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2007<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Frank M. Chapman Memorial Grant  \u2013 American Museu m of Natural History, USA, 2007<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2004<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Memorial University Biology Graduate Fellowship, (CDN$32,000), 2004  \u2013 2008<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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\">2003<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Travel grant and a living allowance  \u2013 Chiroptera Conservation and Inform ation Network of South  Asia (CCINSA) and Chester Zoo, UK, 2003 <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Awarded by the University of Colombo for\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 width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/zoology\/sampath-seneviratne\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}