| Prof. Dr | Asad | Al Bostami | Oryx Universal College in Partnership with Liverpool John Moores | Qatar | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Afif | Ben Mahmoud | Qatar Biomedical Research Institute | Qatar | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Genomics | Excellence in Research | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr. | Kousay | Abid | University of Doha for Science and Technology | Qatar | Social Sciences | Business / Human Resource Management | Young Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Asma | Ressaissi | University of lisbon | Portugal | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Cholesterol metabolism | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof | Naíde | Müller | Catholic University of Portugal | Portugal | Social Sciences | Communication Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | jose | moura | FCT UNL | Portugal | Chemistry | Metal in Biology | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Evaldo | Costa | DINÂMIA'CET – Iscte, Centre for the Study of Socioeconomic Change and the Territory | Portugal | Business, Management and Accounting | Innovation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Marco | Saraiva | University of Lisbon | Portugal | Chemistry | amyloids | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ana | Borges | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lisbon University | Portugal | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Food Technology and Safety | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Cilísia | Ornelas | FEUP - Department of Civil Engineering, Porto | Portugal | Arts and Humanities | Cultural and Urban Heritage/ Building Constructions/Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Maria | Romeiras | Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa | Portugal | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Ethnobotany | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rosa | Freitas | University of Aveiro | Portugal | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Helena | Pires | MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre | Portugal | Environmental Science | Marine Ecology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Hugo | Algarvio | LNEG | Portugal | Energy | Economics and Engineering | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Zhiyou | Jia | University of Minho | Portugal | Engineering | Construction materials and technologies | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | José | Lourenço | Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Institute of Science and Innovation for Bio-Sustainability (IB-S) | Portugal | Environmental Science | Ecology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Luis | Loureiro | Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho | Portugal | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Biological Engineering | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Salete | Balula | LAQV-REQUIMTE | Portugal | Chemistry | Chemical Engineering, Material science, Energy | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Laura | Sordo de las Nieves | IPMA | Portugal | Environmental Science | Marine ecology/Global change | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Carolina | Cabaços | Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra | Portugal | Health Professions | Psychiatry | Young Scientist Award | |