Belševica's work has been recognised: on December 6, 1990, she was elected honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences; she has twice received the Spidola Award, which is the highest recognition in Latvian literature.
Belševicas arbejde er blevet anerkendt: den 6. december 1990 blev hun valgt til æresmedlem af Letlands Videnskabsakademi, hun har to gange modtaget Spidolaprisen, hvilket er den højeste anerkendelse indenfor lettisk litteratur.