| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Philip Kofi | Adom | University of Witwatersrand | South Africa | Energy and Sustainability | Energy efficiency and governance | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Oluwatobi | Otun | University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) | South Africa | Biology and Life Sciences | Life science | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | THANDAZILE | SIBINDI | University of the Western Cape | South Africa | Medicine and Health Sciences | Climate-smart health workforce | Cross-disciplinary Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Louisa | Mokoena | University Of Johannesburg | South Africa | Medicine and Health Sciences | Healthcare/Education, Radiation Therapy, Experiences Of Undergraduate Therapeutic Radiography Students Working In Radiation Oncology Departments: A Qualitative Study, Oncology Department | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mukhtar Iderawumi | Abdulraheem | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Agricultural Science and Innovation | Postharvest and Agroprocessing | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Dwayne | Reddy | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Engineering and Technology | Electrical Engineering | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Ms | siyanda | nkwenkwe | Walter Sisulu University | South Africa | Environmental Science | Waste Management | Emerging Research Star Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Vlado | Stankovski | University of Ljubljana | Slovenia | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence | Quantum - Classical Interface | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Andrej F. | Plesničar | Health Insurance Institute Of Slovenia | Slovenia | Medicine and Health Sciences | Healthcare service payments/claims data/fraud detection | Cross-disciplinary Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Gabriel | Koman | University of Zilina, Faculty of Management Science and Informatics | Slovakia | Social Sciences | Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Miriam | Jankalova | University of Žilina | Slovakia | Social Sciences | Sustainability Accounting | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Viktor | Viglasky | P.J.Safarik University in Kosice | Slovakia | Biology and Life Sciences | Hypothesis/Nucleic Acids imaging | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Iveta | Kubasakova | University of Zilina | Slovakia | Tech Innovations | automated guided vehicles | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Gejza | Wimmer | Mathematical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences | Slovakia | Mathematics | Mathematical Statistics | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Shao Wei Sean | Lam | SingHealth | Singapore | Tech Innovations | Health Services Research | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Alan Prem | Kumar | National University of Singapopre | Singapore | Medical Hypotheses | Oncology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ahmed | Barrie | International Islamic University Malaysia | Sierra Leone | Quantitative Hypotheses | Library and Information Science | Quantitative Hypothesis Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Goran | Tepić | University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences | Serbia | Engineering and Technology | Risk management, HAZMAT | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Dragana | Adamović Marković | Mining and Metallurgy Institute Bor | Serbia | Chemistry and Materials Science | Environmental Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Olja | Arsenijević | Institute for serbian culture Pristina Leposavic | Serbia | Social Sciences | Leadership | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |