| Dr | Pablo | Coto-MIllán | University of Cantabria | Spain | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Comercio Internacional, Transporte y Logística | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Yuying | Huang | University of Canterbury | New Zealand | Business, Management and Accounting | Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Saibu | Mutaru | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Social Sciences | Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Daniel | Agyapong | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Other | Environmental Management | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Dr | Nkosivile Welcome | Madinga | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Samira | Gholizadeh | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Randall | Smith | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Chemistry | Nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Camille | Meyer | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Business, Management and Accounting | Innovation and entrepreneurship | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nicole | Daniels | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Arts and Humanities | Sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Samira | Gholizadeh | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Engineering | Mechanical and Materials Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Daniel | Ossulivan-Hewlett | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Engineering | Geo-informatics | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Zamambo | Mkhize | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Social Sciences | Higher Education, STEM, Transformation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Robert | Holliman | University of Cape Town & African Federation for Emergency Medicine | South Africa | Medicine and Dentistry | Emergency Care Engagement | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Peter | Twesigye | University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business | South Africa | Energy | Electricity Regulation & Utility Performance | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Samar | Dabbabi | University of Carthage | Tunisia | Other | Materials physics | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Badreddine | Barhoumi | University of Carthage | Tunisia | Environmental Science | Geochemistry and Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Syed Ghulam Meran | Shah | University of Castilla La Mancha, spain | Pakistan | Business, Management and Accounting | Corporate Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Aurora | Gullotta | University of Catania | Italy | Engineering | water engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Uday | Manda | University of Central Florida | United States | Engineering | Microscale heat transfer and fluid dynamics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Anam | Shahid | University of Central Punjab | Pakistan | Psychology | Clinical Psychology/Substance use | Best Researcher Award | |