As a solo artist , Mark Knopfler received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers and Authors .
As a solo artist Knopfler has received four Grammy Awards , the Edison Award , the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers and Authors , as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom .