| Mr. | OANA | ALEXANDRU | University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova | Romania | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Mather | Khan | University of Missouri | United States | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Busisiwe | Vilakazi | University of Mpumalanga | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Busisiwe | Vilakazi | University of Mpumalanga | South Africa | | |
| Mr. | Deborah | Onyancha | University of Nairobi | Kenya | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Sai Suvidh | Maddela | University of Nebraska Lincoln | United States | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | David | Fenner | University of North Florida | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Ruben | Budău | University of Oradea | Romania | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Csilla | Stenger-Kovács | University of Pannonia | Hungary | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Pasan Dineth | Weerasinghe | University of Perugia | Italy | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Valerio | Saitta | University of Perugia | Italy | Young Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mrs | SARA | FRASCA | University of Rome Tor Vergata | Italy | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Nzabirinda | Etienne | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr. | MARTA I. | SALUDES ZANFAÑO | University of Salamanca | Spain | | |
| Dr | Muhammad | Piracha | University of Sargodha | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Shafiq | Tumusiime | University of Science and Technology of China | Uganda | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Marzena | Kurowska | University of Silesia in Katowice | Poland | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Stephanie | Coronado | University of South Florida | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Gibbon Innocent Tirivanhu | Masukwedza | University of Sussex | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Gibbon Innocent Tirivanhu | Masukwedza | University of Sussex | United Kingdom | | |
| Dr | Zelna | Booth | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zelna | Booth | University Of The Witwatersrand | South Africa | | |
| Mr | Hussain Ahmad | Madni | University of Udine | Italy | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Melina | Dritsaki | University of Western Macedonia | Greece | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | Stéphane | Maury | University Orléans | France | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |