| Honored Instructor Award, University Housing | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Award for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities, UW-Madison Office of the Provost | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Honorary Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Vilas Associates Award | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Honored Instructor Award, Division of University Housing, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Silvia Cavagnero |
| American Chemical Society PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lectureship Award | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Favorite Instructor Award, Division of University Housing, University of Wisconsin-Madison | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Shaw Scientist Award | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Best Poster Award, 6th Johns Hopkins University Folding Meeting | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Research Corporation Research Innovation Award | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Wills Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Italian National Research Council (CNR) Postdoctoral Fellowship (declined) | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Postdoctoral Fellow, American Association of University Women | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Fulbright Fellowship | Silvia Cavagnero |
| Soroptimist Award | Silvia Cavagnero |