| Prof | Fadel | Sharif | Islamic University of Gaza | Palestine, State of | Medical Hypotheses | Autoimmune Diseases | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Lea | Shaked | Orot Israel college | Israel | Social Sciences | Educational Leadership and management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Senjie | Lin | University of Connecticut | United States | Environmental Hypotheses | Marine Ecology | Frontier Hypothesis Award | |