| Ms | Marion | Williams | University of Antwerp | South Africa | Social Sciences | Information literacy, social media, innovation, digital inequality and socio-economic conditions | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Musa | Akgul | Lancaster University | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | International Relations | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | David | Awolala | Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria | Nigeria | Social Sciences | Climate Change Economics, Agricultural Economics; Adaptation Finance and Policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Catherine | Namono | , University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Social Sciences | Heritage Conservation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yiping | Li | Guangzhou Uiversity | China | Social Sciences | Tourism Geographies | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Kutluer | Karademir | Global Center for Security Studies | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Terrorism | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Andrew | Ebekozien | Bowen Partnership | Nigeria | Social Sciences | Housing, 4IR, Hospital Safety | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Juan Francisco | Canal Domínguez | University of Oviedo | Spain | Social Sciences | Regional Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Fana | Gebresenbet | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Security Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | D DAVID | WILSON | Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences | India | Social Sciences | English Language and Literature | Best Faculty Award | |
| Mr | Prakash | Kumar | International Institute for Population Sciences | India | Social Sciences | Public Health | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Hugo | Nami | National Council of Scientific and Technical Research-University of Buenos Aires | Argentina | Social Sciences | Archaeology/Anthropology/Prehistory | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Fui-Theng | Leow | University of Nottingham Ningbo China | China | Social Sciences | Information Systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Liudmila | Varlamova | Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) | Russia | Social Sciences | History and Archival Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | IRENE | KATSAMA | Democritus University of Thrace | Greece | Social Sciences | School social work | Best Research Award | |
| Ms | Tekila | Nobile | USI - Università della Svizzera italiana | Switzerland | Social Sciences | Communication | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Daniel | Aldrich | Northeastern University | United States | Social Sciences | Research / Disasters and Crises | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Pardhu | Pinnamshetty | Jawaharlal Nehru University | India | Social Sciences | Diaspora studies | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Rodrigo | Rosa | ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon | Portugal | Social Sciences | Gender Studies | Best Research Award | |
| Ms | Ngoc Tram Oanh | Nguyen | No | Vietnam | Social Sciences | Gender | Best Researcher Award | |