Lampe received a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2009 to pursue his work on "the role of social network sites in facilitating collaborative processes".

[5] He received a grant from the University of Michigan Third Century Initiative in 2013 to support his Citizen Interaction project.

[6] He is a frequent consultant, speaker, and guest lecturer on topics related to social media and online behavior.

[8] In 2013, Lampe (with Eytan Adar and Paul Resnick) received a Google Award for his "MTogether: A Living Lab For Social Media Research" project.

[9] In 2014, Lampe received the Joan Durrance Community Engagement Award for his Citizen Interaction Design program.