| Dr | Serge | ILUNGA NGOY | UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE | France | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geochemistry and mineral exploration | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | TAPASYA | SINGH | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geochemistry and petrology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Hadi | Heydarizadeh Shali | The University of Memphis | United States | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geodesy and Geophysics | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Quanli | Xu | Yunnan Normal University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geographic information science（GIS） | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Theobald | Theodory | Mzumbe University | Tanzania | Other | Geography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nupur | Joshi | Kalamazoo College | United States | Social Sciences | Geography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shahfahad | | Jamia Millia Islamia | India | Environmental Science | Geography | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Kapil | Gavsker | Banaras Hindu University | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yongchao | Liu | Ningbo University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | geography | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Ishtiaq | Ahmed | Central University of Punjab,Bathinda | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geography | Best Scholar Award | |
| Mr | Zuhriddin | Juraev | Chonnam National University, Department of Geography | South Korea | Social Sciences | Geography | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Hayoung | Jeong | CUNY Gradcenter | United States | Social Sciences | Geography | Research Excellence Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | MOHD | RIHAN | JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI | India | Other | Geography (Natural Science) | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Bahiru | Haile | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Geography (urban studies) | Best Scholar Award | |
| Mr | Francisco José | Vázquez Pinillos | University of Cádiz | Spain | Social Sciences | Geography and Coastal Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Verdiana | Tilumanywa | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Arts and Humanities | Geography and Environmental Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pradeep Kumar | Rawat | Uttarakhand Open University Study Centre, Government PG College Ramnagar, Nainital Uttarakhand | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geography and Geoinformatics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Abdul Baser | Qasimi | Samangan University | Afghanistan | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geography, GIS and Remote sensing | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Silvia | Bianchini | University of Firenze | Italy | Environmental Science | Geohazard | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Vaibhav | Kumar | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal | India | Engineering | Geoinformatics and Urban Planning | Best Researcher Award | |