| Dr | Brice | KAMGUIA | University of Dschang | Cameroon | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics and Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Lydia | Papadaki | ATHENA RC | Greece | Social Sciences | Economics and stakeholders engagement | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Paul | Awoa Awoa | University of Yaounde 2 | Cameroon | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics development | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Bei | Hong | Singapore Management University | Singapore | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics of Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jéréy | Hervelin | THEMA | France | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Économie de l'éducation et du travail | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Dimitri | TCHAKOUNTE | Université de Yaoundé II | Cameroon | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economie de la santé | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Guivis | NKEMGHA ZEUFACK | Université de Bamenda | Cameroon | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economie International/ Natural Ressoucres/ Applied Econometrics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Ehsan | Pashanejad | The University of British Columbia Okanagan | Canada | Environmental Science | Ecosystem services, nature's contribution to people, spatial analysis | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mostafa | Keshtkar | Shahid Beheshti University | Iran | Environmental Science | Ecosystem services/ Spatial planning/ Middle east | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Lidwina | Bertrand | CIBICI CONICET | Argentina | Environmental Science | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rosa | Freitas | University of Aveiro | Portugal | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Bengu | Borkan | Boğaziçi University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Amanuel | Araya | MInistry of Education | Eritrea | Social Sciences | Education | Excellence in Research | |
| 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 | |
| Prof | Usama | Ibrahem | Ha'il University | Saudi Arabia | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Jodi | Harding-Kuriger | University of Alberta | Canada | Arts and Humanities | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Beira Hailu | Meressa | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Atika | Qazi | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Darrussalam | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Baohua | Yu | Lingnan University | China | Other | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Gyöngyvér | Molnár | University of Szeged | Hungary | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |