| Mrs | ASHA | RIPANDA | UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA | Tanzania | Environmental Science | Emerging contaminants | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Sipho Sethu | Mashiyi | University of Fort Hare | South Africa | Engineering | Water Management | Excellence in Research |
| Mr | Konan Jean-Yves | N'GUESSAN | Université Jean Lorougnon GUEDE | Côte d'Ivoire | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural Hydraulics, Agro-Hydrology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nma Bida | Alhaji | Federal University of Technology, Minna | Nigeria | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Epidemiology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | JAVID | GANAI | UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anwar Hussain | Phulpoto | Shah Abdul Latif University | Pakistan | Immunology and Microbiology | Microbiology (Environmental Microbiology) | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yanis | Gamarra | TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich | Germany | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Innovation; R&D; Patenting; Standardization; Standard-Essential Patents | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xiaomin | Li | Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Environmental Science | Soil microbial ecology | Young Scientist Award |