| Mr | Adane Fentaye | Belay | Injibara University | Ethiopia | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ahmet | SEVEN | Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | ALBERT "Skip" | RIZZO | USC-INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES | United States | Lifetime Achievement in Virtual Reality Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Александр | Широков | Новосибирский государственный технический университет | Russia | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Ali | Eyvazi | Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan | Iran | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Ali | Hainoun | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH | Austria | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Ali | Kaddour | University of Tipaza | Algeria | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Amir | Karimi | Farhangian University | Iran | Young VR Scientist Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Dr. Amruta | Deshpande | Indira University | India | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Andreia | Lima | ESS-IPVC | Portugal | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Ashjan | Ajour | Birmingham City University | United Kingdom | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Aslı | Eker | Mersin University | Turkey | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Babatunde | Omiyale | University of Saskatchewan | Canada | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Carolin | Wienrich | University of Würzburg | Germany | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | CHERAN | E | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | India | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Christian | Dzuvor | Harvard University | United States | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | Christiane | Lange-Küttner | Universität Bremen | Germany | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Daniel | Daneshvar | Harvard Medical School | United States | Global Impact Award in Virtual Reality | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Davar | Khodadadi | Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch | Iran | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Dejenie | Mengistie | 1 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, National Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Holeta, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |