2025 - First Honourable Mention of the Social Sciences and Humanities for Inclusion Prize (1st Edition) - PhD thesis: "Beyond Silencing. Mental suffering, integrality and the (im)possibilities of an ecology of care", awarded by Institute for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (IDiPD), I.P (Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security)

2025 - Honourable Mention - Engenheiro António de Almeida Foundation Doctoral Thesis Award for Best PhD Thesis across All Scientific Fields at FEUC. (FEUC Academic Awards 2025), awarded by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal

2009 - 1st Rank in the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) Individual Doctoral Grants Competition 2009, in the scientific field of Sociology and Demography, awarded by Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)

2006 - Agostinho Roseta Prize, Honor Mention, in the studies and research category (with the study "Minimum education in Portugal: a need or an obligation?" , awarded by Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity