| Mr | Biswadeep | Bhattacharyya | Aliah University | India | Social Sciences | Community Radio | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Paolo | Pizzolo | National Research University Higher School of Economics | Russia | Social Sciences | International Relations | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Israel Rocky | Blackie | Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis | Botswana | Social Sciences | Sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Emrah | YILDIRIMCAKAR | Independant researcher | Turkey | Social Sciences | International Relations | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Emma | Björner | Gothenburg Research Institite, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg | Sweden | Social Sciences | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Lingyu | Li | University of Wisconsin-Madison | United States | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Rungrat | Charoenwisal | Prince of Songkla University | Thailand | Social Sciences | Human and Social Development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zoya | Satti | SZABIST Islamabad | Pakistan | Social Sciences | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Kübranur | ÇEBİ KARAASLAN | ERZURUM TECHNICAL UNIVERSİTY | Turkey | Social Sciences | Applied Statistic | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Céline | Rozenblat | Institute of Geography and Sustainability - University of Lausanne | Switzerland | Social Sciences | Urban geography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Syed | Siraj | Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | Social Sciences | Mass Communication | Best Paper Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Lily (Xuehui) | GAO | University of Zaragoza | Spain | Social Sciences | Marketing | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Hari Har | Jnawali | University of Waterloo | Canada | Social Sciences | Human rights | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nkemdilim | Iheanachor | Lagos Business School | Nigeria | Social Sciences | Strategic Management | Best Paper Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Minya | Xu | Peking University | China | Social Sciences | Organizational behavior | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Habibullah | Habibullah | Education Department of Baluchistan, Quetta | Pakistan | Social Sciences | Journalism and Communication | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yen-Chiang | Chang | Dalian Maritime University | China | Social Sciences | Law of the sea, marine policy, sustainability | Excellence in Research Award | |
| Dr | Kizito | NDIHOKUBWAYO | African Center of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Leaning Mathematics and Science (ACEITLMS), University of Rwanda College of Education (URCE) | Rwanda | Social Sciences | Physics education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Xinyu | Yuan | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva | Switzerland | Social Sciences | International Relations and Political Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Worapot | Yodpet | UNESCO Bangkok | Thailand | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |