| Ms | Samira | Gholizadeh | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Verbra | Pfeiffer | University of South Africa | South Africa | Arts and Humanities | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Romano | Lottering | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Environmental Science | Remote Sensing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Peter | Twesigye | University of Cape Town, Graduate School of Business | South Africa | Energy | Electricity Regulation & Utility Performance | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Musawenkhosi | Mkhatshwa | University of South Africa | South Africa | Mathematics | Numerical Analysis, mathematical modelling, and Theoretical fluid mechanics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Siphesihle | Khumalo | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Chemical Engineering | Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Remediation | 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 | David | Tshwane | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research | South Africa | Materials Science | Computational Modelling and Simulation | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Nkosinathi | Kaptein | University of Mpumalanga | South Africa | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Hydrology | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | James | Munnik | University of Kwa-Zulu Natal | South Africa | Psychology | Sport Psychology and Counselling Psychology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Thobela Louis | Tyasi | University of Limpopo | South Africa | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agriculture/Animal Production/Animal Breeding and Genetics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Addmore | Shonhai | University of Venda | South Africa | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Protein Biochemistry | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Robert | Holliman | University of Cape Town & African Federation for Emergency Medicine | South Africa | Medicine and Dentistry | Emergency Care Engagement | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Nicole | Daniels | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Arts and Humanities | Sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Everisto | Mugocha | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Trade Economics | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mrs | Lum Sonita | Awah | University of the Free State | South Africa | Other | Disaster Risk Management | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Martin | Ihembe | University of Pretoria | South Africa | Social Sciences | Electoral Studies | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Frans | Matlakala | North-West University | South Africa | Social Sciences | Migration, mental health of youth and environmental social work | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Nzalalemba Serge | Kubanza | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Environmental Science | waste management, climate change | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |