Darren Copeland has received awards at the following contests
- Concorso internazionale Luigi Russolo di musica elettroacustica, Varèse (Italy): 1995
- Concours international d’art radiophonique Luc Ferrari, Alfortville (Val-de-Marne, France): 2000
- Prix Phonurgia Nova, Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône, France): 1997
- Vancouver New Music Young Composers Competition, Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada): 1993