ACADEMIC PRICE AWARDS
- Ryukoku University Award (Ryukoku Shoreisho in Japanese) for Research and Academic
Activities, Kyoto, Japan, 1996
- Meritorious Awards for Academic (Koro Sho in Japanese), Saga University, Japan, 2012
ACADEMIC AWARDS:
(a) Individual Research Grants
- Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT scholarship), Postgraduate Studies in Japan, 1982-1988
- Toyota Foundation Research Grant, Survey on Export Production Village in Sri Lanka, 1986-1987
- Japan Foundation Fellowship, Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 1988-1989
- Toyota Foundation Grant for Publication, Towards Self-Reliant Rural Development: A Policy Experiment in Sri Lanka, Karunaratne & Sons Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka 1992
- Japan Foundation Fellowship for Post-doctoral Research Works in Australia, Pattern of Japan Investment in the Australian Tourism and Real Estate Industries, 1995-1996
- Toyota Foundation Grant for Translation and Publication, Japan Sanskurthiya ha Kalamanakaranaya (Culture and Management in Japan), Translated to Sinhala Language 1997-1998
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (c) (2), Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 1999-2001: The Role of Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Alleviation of Rural Poverty in Sri Lanka: Perspectives
- Toyota Foundation Grant for Translation and Publication, 1999-2000: Pasuchath Yuddhakalina Japan Arthikaya (The Postwar Japanese Economy), Translated to Sinhala Language, 2000
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (c) (2) Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 2008-2010: Contribution of Japanese Assistance on Human Capital Development towards Economic Development in Sri Lanka: A Survey on Policies and Performances
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (c) (2) Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 2011-2013: Sri Lanka’s Social Business Development and Poverty Reduction: A Study on Japanese Technical Cooperation
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (c) (2) Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 2014-2018: Contribution of Japan’s “Foreign Technical Intern Training Program” on Alleviation of Poverty in Asia and Resolve of Labor Shortages in Japan
(b) Joint Research Grants
- The Economic Role of Japan and China in the East Asia Region, Joint Research Grant, The Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Universities of Japan, 1990-1992
- Economic Development in Asia and Japan’s Role, Field Research Grant, Monbusho International Scientific Research Programme, 1991-1994
- Mutual Cooperation of International Universities, Monbusho International Scientific Research Programme, 1992-1995
- Joint Research Grant, Monbusho International Scientific Research Programme, 1995-1998
- Action-oriented Research for Participatory Rural Development in Sri Lanka, Japan International Cooperation Agency, 1998-2001
- Agricultural Modernization, its Impact on Regional Economies and Ways for Sustainable Development in Asia: A Study of Selected Cases in Japan, Thailand and Sri Lanka, Joint Research Grant, Monbusho International Scientific Research Programme, October 2003-March 2006