Adam Basanta has received awards at the following contests:
- Concours biennal de composition acousmatique Métamorphoses, Ohain (Belgium): 2010
- Jeu de temps / Times Play, Canada: 2010, 2012
- Klingler ElectroAcoustic Residency, Bowling Green (Ohio, USA): 2013
- Música Viva — Concurso Internacional de Composição Electroacústica, Parede (Portugal): 2010
- Musicworks Electronic Music Composition Contest, Toronto (Ontario, Canada): 2013
- SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers, Canada: 2008, 2010, 2012
- Sonic Arts Award, Rome (Italy): 2014
- Sound and Space, Boston (Massachusetts, USA): 2011