| Assist. Prof. Dr | 栋 | 刘 | 山东女子学院 | China | Early Career Researcher in VR/AR Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Александр | Широков | Новосибирский государственный технический университет | Russia | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Yuchao | Feng | Zhejiang University of Technology | China | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | Zhifei | Wang | Zhejiang Provincial Peoples Hospital | China | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Taiwo | Osanyin | York University | Canada | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Obasanjo | Bolarinwa | York St John University | United Kingdom | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Youngwoo | Jeon | Yeouido ST. Mary hospital, Catholic Medical Center | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | Hengrui | Ma | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Hagit Mercedes | Sabo-Brants | Western Galilee College, Israel | Israel | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Ali | Eyvazi | Vali-e-Asr University of Rafsanjan | Iran | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | ALBERT "Skip" | RIZZO | USC-INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES | United States | Lifetime Achievement in Virtual Reality Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Carolin | Wienrich | University of Würzburg | Germany | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | Julia | Barczyk | University of Wrocław | Poland | VR Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Kristyn | Wilson | University of Virginia | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Ali | Kaddour | University of Tipaza | Algeria | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Babatunde | Omiyale | University of Saskatchewan | Canada | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Fernanda | Sousa | University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing | Brazil | Outstanding Contribution to Immersive Technology Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Anastasios | Papoutsoglou | University of Patras, General University Hospital of Patras | Greece | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | MUHAMMET EMRE | SANCI | University of Idaho – Department of Soil and Water Systems | United States | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Saurav Chandra | Das | University of Frontier Technology, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |