| 1973-1984 |
Hadiah Sastera Malaysia/National Literary Prize. |
| 1976 |
Hadiah Sastera Malaysia (Persendirian)/ National Literary Prize (Individual). |
| 1975 |
Hadiah Budaya Australia untuk Seniman Asia/Australian Cultural Award to Asian Artists. |
| 1977 |
Hadiah Sastera ASEAN (Puisi)/ASEAN Literary Award (Poetry). |
| 1977 |
Rancangan Pertukaran Fulbright/Fulbright Exchange Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh |
| 1981-1982 |
Fulbright - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Usa |
| 1986-1988 |
Geran Yayasan Volkswagen untuk Penyelidikan Teori sastera Melayu/Volkswagen Foundation Grant for Research on the Theory of Malay Literature. |
| 1989-1991 |
Hadiah Penyelidikan dan Lawatan British Council/British Council The British Council
Research and Visiting Awards (for a Research on The Antecedents of Malay Criticism). |
| 1991 |
Anugerah Sastera Malaysia/Malaysian National Award for Literary Contribution. |
| 1992-1993 |
Fellowship Kanan Fulbright/Fullbright Senior Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley |
| 1993-1994 |
Kerusi Pengajian Melayu /Chair, Malay Studies Universiti Leiden. |
| 1997(Sept) |
Lawatan seniman Yayasan Jepun/Japan Foundation Visit for Artists. |
| 1997 (Sept) |
Anugerah Sastera Asia Tenggara/S.E. Asia Write Award, Bangkok. |
| 1998/1999 |
Hadiah Sastera Perdana, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka |
