- Special mention for the “Lorenzoni Price” by the Italian Astronomical Society for the excellence and high-impact in the extragalactic astrophysics sector, 2017
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Astrofit2 Fellowship 2017-2020
- Seal of excellence delivered by the European Commission for a proposal submitted under the Horizon 2020’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, call:IF-2016
- DARK-Carlsberg Foundation Fellow at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, 2016
- Block Winter Award, ASPEN Winter Conference, 2014

Dr Chiara Spiniello
Hintze Fellow