| 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 | 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 | |
| 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 | |