·         DREAMS Post-Doctoral Fellowship (Dalhousie Research in Energy, Advanced Materials and Sustainability), funded by “NSERC-CREATE” program (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - Collaborative Research and Training Experience program) ($39,396 Canadian, Jun.2013-May.2014)

·         I have been nominated for Taube Medal Award, Chemistry Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada “It is awarded to a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry, who is judged to have made the most significant overall contribution to research and scholarly activity in honor of Henry Taube, a Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry, 1983” (March.2014)

·         Gerhard Herzberg Thesis Acceleration Award for Scholastic Achievements in Chemistry, Chemistry Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada “It is awarded to a senior Ph.D. student with an outstanding record of academic performance and research achievement” ($14,088 Canadian, Sep.2012-Apr.2013)

·         Research and Teaching Fellowship, Chemistry Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada ($59,262 Canadian, Sep.2009-Aug.2012)

·         Honorable Mention - Graduate Student Poster Competition, 94th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2011)

Poster Title: Thermodynamics and Morphological Characterization of a Model Pulmonary Lung Surfactant System, by: A.F. Eftaiha, S. Brunet and M.F. Paige

·         Hisham Hijjawi Award for Applied Sciences - Energy and Industry Field, Amman, Jordan (2007). Project Title: Novel Super disintegrating Agent Based on Chitosan-Silicon Dioxide, by: M.I. Barghouthi, I.S. Rashid, A.F. Eftaiha, M. Remawi and A.A. Badwan

·         Research and Teaching Fellowship, Chemistry Department, Hashemite University, Jordan ($5,056 US, Sep.2004-Jun.2006)

·         Academic Distinction Scholarship, Hashemite University, Jordan ($458 US, Sep.2002-Jun.2003)