2021 - Women in Science, awarded by Ciência Viva/FCT

2009 - Short-term Award (University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA), awarded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2006 - Short Term Award (Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland), awarded by British Council

2005 - Short-term Award (SASS, Stockholm, Sweden), awarded by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

2003 - Post-Doctoral Scholarship (Ref. SFRH/BPD/14672/2003) , awarded by FCT

1997 - PhD Scholarship Abroad (Ref. PRAXIS XXI BD/15537/97) , awarded by FCT