1) Ministry of Irrigation Prize for Second Best Performance in Applied Hydraulics and Irrigation Design; Final year, B.Sc.

2) Fellowship from University of Khartoum to study for M.Sc. at University of Khartoum

3) British Council Fellowship to attend University in UK for 6 months (May 1997-November 1987). I spent the six months at Imperial College of Science and Technology. The aim was to carry out laboratory testing during Master of Science Qualifications

4) Fellowship from University of Khartoum to study for Ph.D at Purdue University, USA

5) Post Doctorate Fellowship: Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brasil: From February 1999 to January 2000, visiting Professor in the department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering.

6) Selected and prized among the best 20 active researchers in Science and Engineering at University of Khartoum, 2011 during the Applied Sciences and Engineering Postgraduate Conference;