| 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 | |
| Mr | Jerald | Hondonga | New Era College | Botswana | Social Sciences | Education and Migration | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Antonio | Rodríguez Fuentes | University of Granada | Spain | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Bernard | Nwosu | University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus | Nigeria | Social Sciences | Political Economy | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Nancy | Viana | University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus | Puerto Rico | Social Sciences | Social Work with Groups | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tinuade Adekunbi | Ojo | University of Johannessburg | South Africa | Social Sciences | Humanities | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Prashant | Mahajan | R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur | India | Social Sciences | Higher Education, Engineering Education, Service Marketing, Quality | Top Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Sandro | Serpa | University of the Azores | Portugal | Social Sciences | Sociology | Excellence in Research | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sataporn | Roengtam | Khon Kaen University | Thailand | Social Sciences | Public Administration | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | PRABAKARAN | S | PG and Research Department of History, AVVM Sri Pushpam College (Autonomous), Poondi-613503. Thanjavur. Tamil Nadu. India | India | Social Sciences | History | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Dr | Mark | Treve | Walailak University | Thailand | Social Sciences | Artificial intelligence | Outstanding Scientist Award | |