USAID Scholarship holder for ME, AUB 1983-1986; UNHCR Scholarship holder for PhD, AU 1999-2001; Salzburg Seminar fellow to attend ICANN meetings in 2000, 2001 and 2002; APRICOT Fellow in 2001; SANOG Fellow in 2002; Commonwealth of Learning Fellow to attend PCF conferences in 2004 and 2006; ISOC Ambassador for IGF2007; ICEGOV Conference fellow for 2007, 2009 and 2010; Diplo Foundation fellow 2010; European Summer School on Internet Governance (Euro-SSIG) fellow 2010; Awarded Man of the Year 2013, Leading Scientists of the World 2013, Leading Educators of the World 2013, Top 100 Scientist 2013, Top 100 Educators 2013, International Educator of the year 2013 and 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century-2013 by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK., The 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.