| Assist Prof Dr | Alexandra | Nunes | Universidade de Aveiro | Portugal | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | metabolomics / spectroscopy | Excellence in Research | |
| Prof Dr | Sanderson César | Barbalho | Universidade de Brasília | Brazil | Engineering | Engineering management | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Amilton | Botelho Junior | Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof Dr | Gisele | Alborghetti Nai | Universidade do Oeste Paulista | Brazil | Medicine and Dentistry | Pathology | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Gualter | Couto | Universidade dos Açores | Portugal | Business, Management and Accounting | Real Options | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Julieta | de Oliveira | Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz | Brazil | Chemistry | Organic chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Maria Eduarda | Ribeiro | Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro | Brazil | Materials Science | Polymer/Nanomaterials/Biomaterials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Fernanda | Barbisan | Universidade Federal de Santa Maria | Brazil | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Pharmacology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Diogo | de Lima Silva | Universidade Federal Fluminense | Brazil | Decision Sciences | MCDA/MCDM | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Nadia | Balucani | Università degli Studi di Perugia | Italy | Chemistry | Physical chemistry | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | MARCO | GUERRIERI | UNIVERSITA' OF TRENTO | Italy | Engineering | Transportation engineering | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Maria | Agustini | Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata | Indonesia | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing, International Business, SME | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Antonio J | Sánchez Egea | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | Spain | Engineering | Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Salam | Bennouar | Université Blida 1, Faculté de médecine | Algeria | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Biochimie métabolique | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Irene | Maffi | Université de Lausanne | Switzerland | Social Sciences | Social Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Geneviève | Raîche-Savoie | Université Laval | Canada | Other | Design, Entrepreneurship & Education | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Chee Kong | Yap | Universiti Putra Malaysia | Malaysia | Environmental Science | Ecotoxicology | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Dr | Mohammad Khairul Azhar | Abdul Razab | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | Materials Science | Nanomaterials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abdulkarim | Yusuf | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Nigeria | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Financial Economics and Applied Econometrics | Best Innovation Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Suhaily | Hasnan | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia | Malaysia | Business, Management and Accounting | Forensic Accounting | Women Researcher Award | |