| Dr | Melissa | Singh | University of Southern California | United States | Social Sciences | Social Work | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Dayse | Carneiro | Brazil´s Ministry of Health | Brazil | Social Sciences | Public Sector Innovation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Mohima | Gomes | BRAC Institute of Governance and Development | Bangladesh | Social Sciences | Development Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Hans | Cabra | Universidad Antonio Nariño | Colombia | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Wondifraw | Chala | Dire Dawa University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Pooja | Pandey | University of Southampton | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Occupational Safety and Health | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Marc | Oosthuizen | The IIE Varsity College | South Africa | Social Sciences | International Relations and Diplomacy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zamambo | Mkhize | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Social Sciences | Higher Education, STEM, Transformation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Francis | ONDITI | Riara University, Nairobi | Kenya | Social Sciences | Conflictology/ Peace and Conflict Studies | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Marie | Bragg | NYU Grossman School of Medicine | United States | Social Sciences | Food Policy and Marketing | Excellence in Research | View Profile |
| Dr | Uzma | Dayan | Institute of Education and Research, University of Peshawar | Pakistan | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | NALAILA | STEPHANO | MZUMBE UNIVERSITY | Tanzania | Social Sciences | EDUCATION | BusinessTrailblazer Achievement Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Shraddha | Vekariya | Kamdhenu University | India | Social Sciences | Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Saepudin | Mashuri | Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, State Islamic University of Datokarama, Palu, Central Sulawesi | Indonesia | Social Sciences | Islamic Education, Multicultural, Religious Moderation | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Sang-Eun | Lee | Andong National University/ UCL IOE | South Korea | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Howard | Giles | University of California, Santa Barbara | United States | Social Sciences | Communication | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Thouraya | Snoussi | University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Social Sciences | Mass Communication | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xu | Zhang | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Social Sciences | Human Geography | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Anjeza | Llubani | Faculty of Architecture, Institute of Urbanism, Graz University of Technology | Austria | Social Sciences | Urban Studies | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Amanda | Ting | Torrens University Australia | Australia | Social Sciences | Hospitality and Tourism | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |