Lifetime Achievement in Research Excellence Award 2024

Asian PGPR Fellow Award 2022

APS Fellow: 2019

Citation: https://www.apsnet.org/members/give-awards/awards/Pages/Dilantha-Fernando-.aspx

University of Manitoba Merit Award (Received 6 times):

For Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service.

https://news.umanitoba.ca/2019-merit-awards-announced/

U of M Graduate Students' Association Teaching Award 

Award given to one academic of the whole university - Awarded in 2006

https://umanitoba.ca/admin/vp_academic/media/GSA_Teaching_Award_Recipients_2018.pdf

 USA/Sri Lanka Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award: 2006

Dilantha Fernando, Plant Science, is the recipient of the USA/Sri Lanka Foundation 2006 Life Time Achievement Award. This award is given to an individual who has contributed to the world through exceptional scientific contributions and is the highest honor given by the Foundation which is based in Los Angeles, CA. This is the first time an agricultural scientist has won this award. Dilantha also received the Spot Award from United States Department of Agriculture for outstanding service to the US National Sclerotinia Research Initiative in support of continued development of management strategies to control white mold in multiple crops. He was also named a University of Manitoba 2006 Outreach Award winner. Dilantha also received the 2006 U of M's Graduate Teaching  Award given to only one academic of the whole university at the spring convocation.