| Mr | HERALD | LESSLY | College of Engineering, Guindy | India | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Senthil Kumar | R | Sri Krishna College of Technology | India | Engineering | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Gisele | Alborghetti Nai | Universidade do Oeste Paulista | Brazil | Medicine and Dentistry | Pathology | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Margaret | Chitiga-Mabugu | University of Pretoria | South Africa | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Environmental Economics/ Distribution | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Robert | Anderson | Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology | United States | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Planetary | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | MİTHAT | ÖNDER | Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University | Turkey | Engineering | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Mohammed | Jashimuddin | University of Chittagong | Bangladesh | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Forestry and Environmental Sciences | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | SMRITI | MATHUR | BABU BANARASI DAS UNIVARSITY | India | Social Sciences | MARKETING | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yesim | Soyer | Middle East Technical University | Turkey | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Food Microbiology, Food Engineering | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Andreia | Santos do Nascimento | UFRB | Brazil | Agricultural Sciences | Apicultura | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Othmane | AMHOUD | Moulay Smail University | Morocco | Materials Science | Magnetism | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Avishag | Shemesh | Technion | Israel | Other | Architecture and Neuroscience | Best Research Award | |
| Mrs | Christel | Lane | Cambridge University | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Cultural Sociology | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Sangay | Gyeltshen | Independent Researcher | Bhutan | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Soil Science | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Gualter | Couto | Universidade dos Açores | Portugal | Business, Management and Accounting | Real Options | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Sanderson César | Barbalho | Universidade de Brasília | Brazil | Engineering | Engineering management | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Marcele | Passos | Federal University of Pará | Brazil | Materials Science | Biomaterials | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Adewale | Adeniyi | Chemical Engineering Department,University of Ilorin, Nigeria | Nigeria | Chemical Engineering | Waste Management, Process and Product Development | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Heather | Carnahan | Marine Institute of Memorial University | Canada | Other | Human Factors | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ahmed | Orabi | Nuclear Materials Authority | Egypt | Chemistry | environmental analytical chemistry | Best Research Award | |