| Dr | Paul | TADZONG MOUAFO | University of Dscjang, Cameroon | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zaharaddeen Karami | Lawal | Universiti Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Darrussalam | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | PAULO | HORTA | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | Brazil | Outstanding Academic Achievement Award |
| Prof | SUZANE DE OLIVEIRA | Suzane | UFPR | Brazil | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Anderson José | Maraschin | PUCRS | Brazil | Excellence in Research |
| Dr | José Amorim | Reis-Filho | Universidade Federal da Bahia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Zacharie | SOHOU | Institut de Recherches Halieutiques et Océanologiques du Bénin (IRHOB) & University of Abomey-Calavi | Benin | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Lolo Wal | Marzan | Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chattogram-4331, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mohammad Jahangir | Alam | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) | Bangladesh | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shirin | Fassihi | University of Vienna | Austria | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jianguang | Qin | Flinders University | Australia | Best Researcher Award |