| Mr | Marcin | Wojewodzic | NIPH | Norway | Interdisciplinary Research Excellence Award |
| Dr | Dawit | Dibekulu | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Wedajo | Gebre | Jinka University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Fei | Li | Institute of Grassland Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Ahmet | Özdemir | Anadolu University | Turkey | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | irit | milman krentsis | MD Anderson | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Nosaibeh | Nosrati Ghods | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Pablo | Hegel | Universidad Nacional del Sur/CONICET | Argentina | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mulugeta | Asnakew | Lecturer at Kabridahar University Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abdolreza | Farhadian | Kazan Federal University | Russia | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ramakrishna | Jogi | Cyient Ab Oy | Finland | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Addisu | Adx | Haramaya University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Pooja | Chand | Kumaun University Nainital | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Andrea | Mastinu | University of Brescia | Italy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Plinio | Cantero López | Andres Bello University | Chile | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Rahel | Bekele | Duke University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Hamisi | Nchimbi | University of Dodoma | Tanzania | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Chandan | Kumar | IIT (ISM), Dhanbad | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yuhang | Zhu | School of Automation and Electrical Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Subashini | Balakrishnan | The Open University of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Best Researcher Award |