Javier Álvarez has received awards at the following contests:
- Concours international de musique électroacoustique de Bourges, Bourges (Cher, France): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
- Prix Ars Electronica, Linz (Austria): 1988, 1993, 1995
Javier Álvarez has received awards at the following contests: