| Dr | Xiaocong | Xu | Sun Yat-Sen University | China | Social Sciences | urban development | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Anna | Bloom-Christen | University of Basel | Switzerland | Social Sciences | Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Saibu | Mutaru | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Social Sciences | Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Ruzena | Krtkova | Palacky University- OUSHI | Czech Republic | Social Sciences | Psychology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof Dr | Nurettin | ÖZGEN | Ankara University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Critical Human Geography | Excellence in Research | |
| Mr | Udaykumar | M S | UAS Bangalore | India | Social Sciences | Agricultural Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | amin | faraji | university of tehran | Iran | Social Sciences | tourism | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Getrude Dadirai | Gwenzi | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Social Sciences | Social Work | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Jie | Ma | Coventry University | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Internationalisation of Higher Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yan | Zhang | Harvard University | United States | Social Sciences | Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Essam | Mansour | South Valley Univeirsty, Egypt | Egypt | Social Sciences | Library & Information Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Bengu | Borkan | Boğaziçi University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Amanuel | Araya | MInistry of Education | Eritrea | Social Sciences | Education | Excellence in Research | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Andrew | Ledford | U.S. Naval Academy | United States | Social Sciences | Psychology, sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tariq | Bouzid | Computer Science, Signals, Automatic and Cognitivism Laboratory, Faculty of Science Dhar EL Mahraz – Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco | Morocco | Social Sciences | Education | Young Scientist Award | |
| 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 | |