| Dr | Jennifer | Hayakawa | Rady Children”s Health Orange County | United States | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | Jingjing | Xu | Southwest University | China | Early Career Researcher in VR/AR Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Joel Poncha | Lemayian | ETS | Canada | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | Julia | Barczyk | University of Wrocław | Poland | VR Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Julian | Humml | California Institute of Technology | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Kateřina | Holušová | Mendel University in Brno | Czech Republic | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | KM Rinki | | Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow | India | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Kristyn | Wilson | University of Virginia | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Liwei | Sun | Guangdong Ocean University | China | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | Lu | Ye | Civil Aviation Flight University of China | China | Best VR Faculty Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | Mahsa | Nasri | Northeastern University | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Mario | Covarrubias | Politecnico di Milano | Italy | VR Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | Marta | Szepietowska | Department of Dermatology, Jagillonian University Medical College | Poland | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Masoud | Sistaninezhad | IUST | Iran | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | MELİKE | SARITAŞ ARSLAN | MARMARA UNIVERSITY | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | MICHAEL | CRAWFORD | iMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON | United Kingdom | Lifetime Achievement in Virtual Reality Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | MICHELA | BALSAMO | UNIVERSITA' DI CHIETI | Italy | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Mierxiati | Abudurexiti | Shanghai Pudong Gongli Hospital | China | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Mohamed | Maklad | Cleveland Clinic | United States | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Mohammed Rayan | Saiba | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |