| Dr | Francis | Akpa-Inyang | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Health Professions | Public Health | Young Scientist Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | Rajour Jumfan | Fabchi | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Engineering | Mining | Research Excellence Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Asif | Tamboli | Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea | South Korea | Other | Plant Molecular Systematics/Plant molecular phylogenetics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yang Hwan | Ahn | Seoul national university of Science and Technology | South Korea | Physics and Astronomy | Particle physics/ Theoretical High-energy Physics/phenomenology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Jewoo | Choi | Yonsei University | South Korea | Engineering | Civil engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Sajid | Hasan | Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea | Chemistry | Computational Chemistry (Organic Synthesis) | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Malik Muhammad | Saad | MONET Lab, Kyungpook National University, Korea | South Korea | Computer Science | Vehicular Communications | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Jonghoek | Kim | Sungkyunkwan University | South Korea | Engineering | Control engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Jinyoung | Lee | Yonsei University | South Korea | Engineering | Neural speech enhancement | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Ha-Young | Lee | Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology | South Korea | Chemical Engineering | electrocatalysts for fuel cells | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Tae-Hoon | Choi | Korea Automotive Technology Institute | South Korea | Engineering | Electro-Optical Materials, Automotive Displays, Liquid Crystals, Organic Light Emitting Diodes, Multifunctional Films | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | JongJu | Jeon | Pusan National University | South Korea | Engineering | Image signal processing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Parya | Ezati | kyung hee univesity | South Korea | Chemistry | Carbon dots, Food packaging, Food Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sanjay Kumar | Swami | Sunchun National University, Suncheon-si, South Korea | South Korea | Energy | Solar Photovoltaics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sivasankar | Annamalai | Kyungpook National University | South Korea | Chemical Engineering | Environmental engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Dohee | Kim | Hallym University | South Korea | Business, Management and Accounting | Hospitality Marketing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | YoungHee | Kim | Seoul National University | South Korea | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Seismology / Geophysics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | OMID | YAZDAN PANAH | Hybrid Structural Testing Center (Hystec), Myongji University, Yongin-si, South Korea | South Korea | Engineering | Structural Health Monitoring,Seismic Assessment,Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering,Machine learning,Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | BongJu | Lee | Handong Global University/Green Sicience Co. | South Korea | Energy | Plasma Engineering/Waste to Energy/Hydrogen | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Min-Jung | Ko | Hankyong National University | South Korea | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Food Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |