| Assoc Prof Dr | Nazrul | Islam | Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College | China | Social Sciences | Medical Sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Badrinarayan | Ramaprasad | Justice KS Hegde Institute of Management | India | Social Sciences | Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship, Student Psychology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Md Jahangir | Alam | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | Social Sciences | Japanese Studies | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Yan | Sun | CUNY Queens College | United States | Social Sciences | Chinese Politics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Felix | Lebed | Kaye Academic College of Education | Israel | Social Sciences | Philosophy and anthropology of human play | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Gul | Rind | Sukkur IBA University | Pakistan | Social Sciences | Education Policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Nahom Eyasu | Alemu | Deakin University | Australia | Social Sciences | Crime and violence, public policy, and criminal justice system | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Michael Osei | Asibey | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Ghana | Social Sciences | Environmental Planning and Sustainability | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mehmet | Başaran | Gaziantep University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Education | Best Research Award | |
| Ms | Asmaa | Bouaamri | Eötvös Loránd University | Hungary | Social Sciences | Library and Information Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mercan | Efe Güney | Dokuz Eylül University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Women Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mumita | Tanjeela | East West University | Bangladesh | Social Sciences | Social policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ayabulela | Dlakavu | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Eda | Heinla | Tallinn University | Estonia | Social Sciences | creativity in education | Excellence in Research | |
| Mr | Cornelius | Dassah | UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO | Canada | Social Sciences | Geography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Amos | Apraku | University of Energy and Natural Resources | Ghana | Social Sciences | Sociology | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Ilaria | Galasso | University College Dublin | Italy | Social Sciences | Political Philosophy of Biomedicine | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Rochelle | Dalla | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | United States | Social Sciences | human trafficking | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ching-Hui | Lin | National Sun Yat-sen University | Taiwan | Social Sciences | Higher education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yan | Liu | University of North Carolina Wilmington | United States | Social Sciences | Educational Leadership & Administration | Best Researcher Award | |