Awarded the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial pre-doctoral scholarship, Dalhousie University, Canada, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009.

Awarded Bruce and Dorothy Rosetti scholarship, Dalhousie University, Canada, 2006/2007 and 2007/2008.

Awarded the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) scholarship, Dalhousie University, Canada, 2006/2007 and 2007/2008.

Awarded Certificate in University Learning and Teaching (CULT) from Dalhousie University in 2009.

Awarded the Egyptian government scholarship for graduate studies, Cairo, Egypt, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009.