| Ms | Natalie | Chwalisz | American University | United States | Social Sciences | migration, international relations, political science, sociology, demography | Women Researcher Award |
| Prof | Giuseppe | Acconcia | University of Padova | Italy | Social Sciences | Political Sociology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Nicole W.T. | Cheung | Department of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Social Sciences | Sociology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Badreddine | Boumali | University of Constantine 1 | Algeria | Social Sciences | Urban Planning | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | María Dolores | Cervera | Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (Cinvestav) | Mexico | Social Sciences | Anthropological and cultural-historical Psychology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Darcy | Pan | Platform24 Healthcare AB | Sweden | Social Sciences | Anthropology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Gonzalo | Lopez Garrido | Polytechnic University of Madrid | Spain | Social Sciences | Urban Studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mauricio | Estrada | University of Bonn, Institute of Geography | Germany | Social Sciences | Human Geography | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Usama | Ibrahem | Ha'il University | Saudi Arabia | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Shorena | Sadzaglishvili | Ilia State University | Georgia | Social Sciences | Social Work | Women Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Joseph | Helou | Lebanese American University | Lebanon | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Francis | Dakyaga | TU-Dortmund, Germany/Ardhi University, Tanzania, Dombo University, Ghana | Ghana | Social Sciences | Urban water infrastructure governance | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Jessica | Curd | Indiana University | United States | Social Sciences | Social Work/End-of-Life Care | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Inmaculada | García-Martínez | University of Granada | Spain | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Sohyeon | Bae | Korea Institute of Energy Technology | South Korea | Social Sciences | Higher Education | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | honglu | zhang | Sport Waitakere | New Zealand | Social Sciences | sport, health, and education | Young Scientist Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Betül | Yanık Özger | Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Early Child Education | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Liyun | Zeng | Panzhihua University | China | Social Sciences | Health and safety research in construction, tourism, city, etc. | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Juan Carlos | Finck Carrales | Roskilde University | Denmark | Social Sciences | Urban Planning and Mobility | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Tracey | Devonport | University of Wolverhampton | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Sport and Exercise Psychology | Best Researcher Award |