Among the many achievements and distinctions of CERTH the following are particularly important:
- The European Commission’s 2006 Descartes Prize
- European Research Council Advanced Grant (2010)
- Ranking among the top 20 Research Centres in Europe (16th place, up from 18th in 2011) in FP7 competitive grant participation for the period 2007-2012
- The FP7 “Capacities” program, REGPOT Grant (2012)
- 1st Prize in the Microsoft International Contest (2010)
- International Activities Award form the Academy of Sciences/Transportation Research Board (2009)
- Energy Globe Award 2009 for project GROUNDHIT International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE) Technical Achievement Award (2006)
- Global 100 Eco-Tech Award at the EXPO 2005