| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ayse Ergul | Bozaci | Akdeniz University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Ali | Hainoun | AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH | Austria | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Nawab | Ali | Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan | Pakistan | Research Excellence 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 |