| Mr | MAHENDRRAN | SELVADURAY | Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Maritime Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Amanuel | Araya | MInistry of Education | Eritrea | Social Sciences | Education | Excellence in Research | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Andrew | Ledford | U.S. Naval Academy | United States | Social Sciences | Psychology, sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tariq | Bouzid | Computer Science, Signals, Automatic and Cognitivism Laboratory, Faculty of Science Dhar EL Mahraz – Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco | Morocco | Social Sciences | Education | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mrs | Julia Ayana | Zaides | Haifa University | Israel | Social Sciences | Creative Arts Therapy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Natalie | Chwalisz | American University | United States | Social Sciences | migration, international relations, political science, sociology, demography | Women Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Giuseppe | Acconcia | University of Padova | Italy | Social Sciences | Political Sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Nicole W.T. | Cheung | Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Social Sciences | Sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Badreddine | Boumali | University of Constantine 1 | Algeria | Social Sciences | Urban Planning | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | María Dolores | Cervera | Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav) | Mexico | Social Sciences | Anthropological and cultural-historical Psychology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Darcy | Pan | Platform24 Healthcare AB | Sweden | Social Sciences | Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Gonzalo | Lopez Garrido | Polytechnic University of Madrid | Spain | Social Sciences | Urban Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mauricio | Estrada | University of Bonn, Institute of Geography | Germany | Social Sciences | Human Geography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Usama | Ibrahem | Ha'il University | Saudi Arabia | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Shorena | Sadzaglishvili | Ilia State University | Georgia | Social Sciences | Social Work | Women Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Joseph | Helou | Lebanese American University | Lebanon | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Francis | Dakyaga | TU-Dortmund, Germany/Ardhi University, Tanzania, Dombo University, Ghana | Ghana | Social Sciences | Urban water infrastructure governance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Jessica | Curd | Indiana University | United States | Social Sciences | Social Work/End-of-Life Care | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Inmaculada | García-Martínez | University of Granada | Spain | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sohyeon | Bae | Korea Institute of Energy Technology | South Korea | Social Sciences | Higher Education | Young Scientist Award | |