| Dr | Victoria Boniface | Makulilo | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ali | Chaparak | Niroo Research Institute | Iran | Social Sciences | Futures studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhihua | Xia | Jiangsu Normal University | China | Social Sciences | linguistics, the interdisciplinary research of linguistics and computer science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Dayse | Carneiro | Brazil´s Ministry of Health | Brazil | Social Sciences | Public Sector Innovation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ali | Kavak | Samsun University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Information and Document Management / information security / university libraries | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | ALİ | SEVİLMİŞ | KARAMANOĞLU mEHMETBEY UNİVERSİTY | Turkey | Social Sciences | Sport Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Pranab Kumar | Panday | Department of Public Administration, University of Rajshahi | Bangladesh | Social Sciences | Public Administration | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Mohima | Gomes | BRAC Institute of Governance and Development | Bangladesh | Social Sciences | Development Economics | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Lorenzo | Ciletti | University of Southampton | Italy | Social Sciences | Education | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Gudrun | Frommherz | Auckland University of Technology | New Zealand | Social Sciences | Communication Studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hans | Cabra | Universidad Antonio Nariño | Colombia | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Daphna | Levine | Cornell Tech | United States | Social Sciences | Urban Planning | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | HELLEN | NJURA | UNIVERSITY OF EMBU | Kenya | Social Sciences | Agricultural Education. | Best Faculty Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Wondifraw | Chala | Dire Dawa University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | William | Robinson | Univeristy of California Santa Barbara | United States | Social Sciences | Globalization, Global Political Economy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Eun Mee | Lim | Sungkyul University | South Korea | Social Sciences | Early Childhood Education | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Julia | Chukwuma | The Open University UK | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Political Economy | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Pooja | Pandey | University of Southampton | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Occupational Safety and Health | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Marc | Oosthuizen | The IIE Varsity College | South Africa | Social Sciences | International Relations and Diplomacy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Gholam Reza | Emad | University of Tasmania | Australia | Social Sciences | Technology, Human factor, and Inclusivity | Best Researcher Award |