Trond’s awards include:
- Fellow, Hogenheuvelcollege, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (2010-)
- Fellow, OpenForumAcademy, Belgium (2010-)
- Salzburg Fellow, Austria (2005)
- Norwegian Research Council Travel Grant for USA (1999)
- Erasmus scholarship for Italy (1995)
- Erasmus scholarship for Belgium (1993)