| Dr | Suresh | Chavhan | Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore | India | Engineering | Communication Networking and ITS | Best Research Award | |
| Ms | Geneviève | Raîche-Savoie | Université Laval | Canada | Other | Design, Entrepreneurship & Education | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Priyanka | Singh | DTU | Denmark | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Nanotechnology | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Majid | Hojati | wlu | Canada | Earth and Planetary Sciences | GIS | Best Research Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Azita | Asayesh | Textile Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology | Iran | Engineering | Mechanical properties of materials | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Christopher | Petrie | New Nordic School | Finland | Computer Science | Education | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Pardhu | Pinnamshetty | Jawaharlal Nehru University | India | Social Sciences | Diaspora studies | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Msafiri | Mkonda | Sokoine University of Agriculture | Tanzania | Agricultural Sciences | Crop yields | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Violeta | Stefanović | City Administration of Leskovac, Serbia | Serbia | Other | Health and Engineering | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Rodrigo | Rosa | ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon | Portugal | Social Sciences | Gender Studies | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Federico | Donelli | University of Genoa | Italy | Social Sciences | International Relations | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Enyetu | Joshua | Busitema University | Uganda | Agricultural Sciences | Agricultural Engineering | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Francesco | Ascione | University of Salerno, Italy | Italy | Engineering | Civil/GFRP/adhesive | Best Research Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Jiun Yan | Loh | UCSI University | Malaysia | Agricultural Sciences | Aquaculture | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Mohsen | Loghmani | Shafagh Institute of Higher Education | Iran | Business, Management and Accounting | Sport Management | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Rania | Hussein | The American University in Cairo | Egypt | Business, Management and Accounting | Digital Marketing | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Taha | Abdulrahman | GCMS | Oman | Environmental Science | concrete | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Mohammed | Sallah | Mansoura University | Egypt | Physics and Astronomy | Theoretical and Radiation Physics | Best Research Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Orlando | Rios | University of Tennessee Knoxville | United States | Materials Science | Alloy design behavior | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | António José | Ramos da Silva | FEUP, faculty of engineering, Porto University | Portugal | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Best Research Award | |