2007
shortlisted for the Chair in English Linguistics at the University of Basel

2007
shortlisted for the Chair in English Linguistics at the University of Zurich

2007
shortlisted for the position of Senior Lecturer/Reader in Applied/Socio-linguistics at King's College London

2006
shortlisted for the position of Assistant Professor in English linguistics at the University of Neuchâtel

2006
listed for the 2005 BAAL Book Prize:
Locher, Miriam A. 2004 Power and Politeness in Action: Disagreements in Oral Communication. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

2001
“Lazarus-Preis” of the University of Berne for the PhD Dissertation

2000
“Janggen-Pöhn” Scholarship to study at Georgetown University

2000
NFS Scholarship for Young Academics (“Stipendium für angehende Forscher und Forscherinnen”) to study at Georgetown University