| 2019 | Anugerah Budaya – Award for lifetime contribution to study and promotion of Indonesian culture from Governor of Special Province of Yogyakarta, Sultan Hamengku Buwana X. |
| 2017 | shortlisted for NSW Premier’s translation prize |
| 2012 | Australian Book Review Copyright Agency Fellowship |
| 2003 | Shortlisted, NSW Premier’s Translation Prize and PEN Medallion |
| 1984 | Eleanor Sophia Wood scholarship (Australia) |
| 1982 | CRA Asian Studies Award (Australia) |
| 1979 | James Blackmore prize for outstanding contribution to music. Cornell University, USA. |
| 1979 | Honorary bursary awarded by Friends of Music, Cornell University, USA. |
Jennifer Lindsay 