| 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 | |
| Prof Dr | Rafael | Merino-Marban | University of Malaga | Spain | Social Sciences | Sport, physical training | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Federico | Donelli | University of Genoa | Italy | Social Sciences | International Relations | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Virginia | Rolling | Georgia Southern University | United States | Social Sciences | Human Ecology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Alexander | Makulilo | University of Dodoma | Tanzania | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kathy | Lee | University of Texas at Arlington | United States | Social Sciences | Social Work | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | M. Pilar | Opazo | Boston College | United States | Social Sciences | Cultural Sociology | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Benjamin Okorie | Ajah | University of Nigeria, Nsukka | Nigeria | Social Sciences | Criminology, Criminal Justice, Violent and Conflict Studies | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Feyzi | Kaysi | Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa | Turkey | Social Sciences | Education | Best Research Award | |
| Mrs | Kate-Riin | Kont | Tallinn Health Care College | Estonia | Social Sciences | Library and Information Science | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | SMRITI | MATHUR | BABU BANARASI DAS UNIVARSITY | India | Social Sciences | MARKETING | Best Research Award | |
| Mrs | Christel | Lane | Cambridge University | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Cultural Sociology | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Fotini | Hardy | Fotina Hardy Consulting | Australia | Social Sciences | Social work | Women Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Irene | Maffi | Université de Lausanne | Switzerland | Social Sciences | Social Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Paolo | Cardullo | UOC/IN3 | Spain | Social Sciences | Human Geography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Ingrid | Koni | University of Tartu | Estonia | Social Sciences | Pedagogics and didactics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Chadzimula | Molebatsi | University Of Botswana | Botswana | Social Sciences | Urban and Regional Planning | Best Researcher Award | |