| 2022: | Individual Research Grant ("Eigene Stelle") of the Deutsche Forchungsgemeinschaft |
| 20XX: | ESO Observing-Programmes-Committee panel member (somewhere in the past) |
| 2019: | Qualification for the position "Maître de Conférences" in astronomy, |
| awarded by the Conseil National des Universités of France | |
| 2015: | Habilitation an der Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg |
| 2015: | PI in Collaborative Research Center SFB881 (2nd funding period) at Heidelberg University |
| 2012: | Olympia-Morata Fellowship of Heidelberg University |
| 2010: | Research Fellowship of the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie (Bonn), |
| granted by Prof. K. M. Menten | |
| 2010: | Research Fellowship of the Argelander-Institut für Astronomie (Bonn), |
| granted by Prof. N. Langer | |
| 2009: | Paul and Marie Stroobant Prize in astronomy |
| by the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium | |
| 2009: | Invited participation to the programme Formation and Evolution of Globular Clusters |
| Kavli-Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California-Santa Barbara. | |
| Coordinators: Prof. Rasio, Prof. Sills, Prof. Vesperini, Prof. Zepf | |
| 2008: | Humboldt Fellowship II |
| 2008: | Qualification for the position "Maître de Conférences" in astronomy, |
| awarded by the Conseil National des Universités of France | |
| 2006: | Humboldt Fellowship I |
| 2006: | Return Grant of Belgian Science Policy Office |
| 2003: | Intra-European Marie Curie Fellowship (EC-FP6) |
| 2002: | Annual Competition Award in Physics/Astrophyics, |
| by the Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium |