| 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 |
| Dr | Anastasios | Papoutsoglou | University of Patras, General University Hospital of Patras | Greece | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Hatice Merve | Yanardag Erdener | Istanbul Technical University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Kristine | Zlatkovic | Northwestern University | United States | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Shuguang | Li | Inner Mongolia University of Science & Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Elhassan | Makled | Technische Universität Ilmenau | Egypt | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Fatih | Altuğ | Ondokuz Mayis University | Turkey | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Fatima | GHAZI | Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco | Morocco | Excellence in VR for Healthcare Applications 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 | Filippo | di Pietro | Joint Research Centre European Commission | Spain | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Fita | Dehnie | Dilla University | Ethiopia | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | Guanghao | Wu | Beijing Institute of Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | GUL | RAHMAN | Quaid-i-Azam University | Pakistan | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Guoning | ZHAO | Communication University of China | China | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Hagit Mercedes | Sabo-Brants | Western Galilee College, Israel | Israel | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | Haifeng | Pei | The general hospital of western theater command | China | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Hailemariam Ayalew | Tiruneh | International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) | Kenya | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |