Paul Dolden has received awards at the following contests
- Chalmers Awards for Creativity and Excellence in the Arts, Toronto (Ontario, Canada): 1995
- Concorso internazionale Luigi Russolo di musica elettroacustica, Varèse (Italy): 1990
- Concours des jeunes compositeurs de la CAPAC, Canada: 1982
- Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Awards, Canada: 1999