- Honorary doctorate awarded by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, March 2016
- Member of the German Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, November 2014
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the DFG, 2014
- Science Council 'The German Council of Science and Humanities' Evaluation 2012: Rating "excellent"
- Heisenberg-Scholarship of the German Research Foundation, Research Project: Facets of Unaccusativity (2000 - 2002)
- Stanley J. Seeger Research Fellowship for Hellenic Studies, Princeton University (November to December 2000)
- Greek Ministry of Development, Collaborative Research Fellowship for Greek Scientists Abroad (1998 - 2000)