Dr. Cullis has been awarded the following achievements:
| Start | End | Name of Award | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1976 | MRC Postdoctoral Fellowship | Canadian Medical Research Council |
| 1977 | 1977 | EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship | European Molecular Biology Organization |
| 1978 | 1982 | MRC Scholar | Medical Research Council of Canada |
| 1983 | 1989 | MRC Scientist | Medical Research Council of Canada |
| 1986 | Ayerst Award | Canadian Biochemical Society | |
| 1988 | 1989 | UBC Killam Research Prize | University of British Columbia |
| 1988 | Jacob Bierly Research Prize | University of British Columbia | |
| 1991 | Gold Medal for Health Sciences | BC Science Council | |
| 2000 | Alec Bangham Award | International Liposome Society | |
| 2002 | Award for Innovation and Achievement | BC Biotechnology Alliance | |
| 2004 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | Royal Society of Canada | |
| 2005 | Barre Award | University of Montreal | |
| 2005 | UBC Alumni Award for Research, Science & Medicine | University of British Columbia | |
| 2010 | CSPS Leadership Award | Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| 2011 | Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award | University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2011 | Prix Galien Canada Research Award | Prix Galien Canada | |
| 2012 | Senior Faculty Award-Outstanding Contributions | University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2015 | Milton Wong Leadership Award | Life Science BC | |
| 2016 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Journal of Drug Targeting | |
| 2018 | Fellow National Academy of Inventors | National Academy of Inventors, USA | |
| 2021 | Founder’s Award | Controlled Release Society, USA | |
| 2021 | Prince Mahidol Award (Medicine) | Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, Thailand | |
| 2021 | Officer, Order of Canada | Governor General of Canada | |
| 2022 | VinFuture Prize, Grand Prize | VinFuture Foundation, Vietnam | |
| 2022 | Canada Gairdner International Award | Gairdner Foundation, Canada | |
| 2022 | Lipid Science Prize | Camurus Foundation, Sweden | |
| 2022 | Thudichum Life Award | Phospholipid Research Centre, Germany | |
| 2022 | UBC Alumni Award of Distinction | University of British Columbia | |
| 2022 | Tang Prize (Biopharmaceutical Science) | Tang Foundation, Taiwan | |
| 2022 | Governor General’s Innovation Award | Rideau Hall Foundation, Canada | |
| 2022 | Global Impact Award | Life Sciences BC | |
| 2022 | Bloom Burton Award | Bloom Burton & Co. | |
| 2023 | Julia Levy Award | Society for Chemical Industry | |
| 2023 | Doctorate Honoris Causa | Ghent University, Belgium | |
| 2023 | Killam Prize | Killam Foundation, National Research Council, Canada | |
| 2023 | Fellow of the Royal Society | Royal Society, London | |
| 2023 | Sultan Karim Medal of Excellence in Clinical Pharmacology | University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2023 | Member, Order of British Columbia | Governor General of BC | |
| 2023 | Member, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame | Canadian Medical Hall of Fame | |
| 2023 | Harvey Prize (awarded for the year 2021) | Technion, Israel | |
| 2023 | Bill and Marilyn Webber Lifetime Achievement Award | University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine | |
| 2024 | Maurice-Marie Janot Award | Association de Pharmacie Galénique Industrielle, France |

