| Mr | Lydia | Madika | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | | |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Claire | Grootboom | University of the Western Cape/Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | | |
| Ms | Claire | Grootboom | University of the Western Cape/Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Hajer | Ben Ammar | AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA | Slovenia | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Prince Emmanuel | Norman | Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute, | Sierra Leone | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | JOHN FESTUS | VANDY | INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE | Sierra Leone | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Hani | Al-Baadani | King Saud Univeristy | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Naeem | Abbas | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Brande | Wulff | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | MOHAMED | MOTAWEI | Qassim university | Saudi Arabia | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Mohammad | Faisal | King Saud University | Saudi Arabia | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Ezzeddine | Mosbah | King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Sallah | Al Hashedi | Central Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Excellence in Research Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mrs | Honorine | Ihimbazwe | Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund | Rwanda | | |
| Mr | Nzabirinda | Etienne | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Елена | Аверьянова | Алтайский государственный университет | Russia | Best Scholar Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | Adalbert | BALOG | Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania | Romania | Excellence in Research Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Andra-Diana | Cecan | Univeristy of Medicine and Pharmacy "Iuliu Hatieganu", Cluj-Napoca | Romania | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Ruben | Budău | University of Oradea | Romania | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | OANA | ALEXANDRU | University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova | Romania | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mrs | Simona | Visan | the oncology institute Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta | Romania | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Lia | Usatiuc | UMF “Iuliu Hațieganu” Cluj-Napoca | Romania | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | Alina Elena | Parvu | university of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Iuliu Hatieganu" Cluj-Napoca | Romania | Excellence in Research Award | plantscientist.org |