| Dr | Simbarashe | Shadreck | Midlands State University | Zimbabwe | Arts and Humanities | Museums and Cultural Heritage | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Nguyen Thi Thuy | Linh | Thuyloi University | Vietnam | Engineering | Piping erosion | Women Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Ngoc Tram Oanh | Nguyen | No | Vietnam | Social Sciences | Gender | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Khoa | Nguyen | National Taipei University of Technology, Department of Vehicle Engineering | Vietnam | Engineering | Hybrid Vehicle, Fuel Cell, Electrochemistry, Computational Fluid Dynamics | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Chandan | Kumar | Colorado School of Mines | United States | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geological Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Seyeon | Lee | Syracuse University | United States | Social Sciences | Environmental Sustainability, Climate Mitigation | Best Research Award | |
| Ms | Alinda | Young | RTI International | United States | Health Professions | Research | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | melissa | Bray | UCONN | United States | Psychology | Mind Body Health and Pos Psych | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ephraim | Suhir | ERS Co. | United States | Engineering | Risk Analysis | Best Paper Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | MAHMUT | CENGIZ | George Mason University | United States | Other | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1057610X.2021.1913820 | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Ali | Guermazi | Boston University School of Medicine | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | Radiology/Imaging | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Gamal | Mabrouk | University of Texas at San Antonio | United States | Engineering | Pavement Engineering, Infrastructure materials | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Daniel | Aldrich | Northeastern University | United States | Social Sciences | Research / Disasters and Crises | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Jose | Silva-Lugo | University of Florida | United States | Agricultural Sciences | Education and Agricultural Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Virginia | Rolling | Georgia Southern University | United States | Social Sciences | Human Ecology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Orlando | Rios | University of Tennessee Knoxville | United States | Materials Science | Alloy design behavior | Best Research 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 | |
| Dr | Michael | Elwardany | Western Research Institute | United States | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Robert | Anderson | Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology | United States | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Planetary | Best Research Award | |