| 1992-1993 | Stipend of the German Academic Exchange Service "Academic year programs / Biomedical Sciences Exchange Program" |
| 1998 | ERA-EDTA (European Dialysis and Transplant Association) congress grant "First eight best abstracts presented by young authors" |
| 2001 | Poster Award of the German Society of Nephrology |
| 2002 | AHA (American Heart Association) New Investigator Travel Award for European Fellows (56th Annual Fall Conference and Scientific Sessions of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research) |
| 2004 | Nils-Alwall-Award, German Society for Nephrology |
| 2005 | Best Abstract Awards at the 3rd World Congress of Nephrology |
| 2006 | Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology |
| 2006 | Jan Brod Award |
| 2007 | Bernd Tersteegen Award |