| Dr | Filippo | di Pietro | Joint Research Centre European Commission | Spain | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Adrian | Suarez | University of Valencia | Spain | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Aslı | Eker | Mersin University | Turkey | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Fatih | Altuğ | Ondokuz Mayis University | Turkey | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sevil | Güler | Erciyes University | Turkey | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ahmet | SEVEN | Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | MELİKE | SARITAŞ ARSLAN | MARMARA UNIVERSITY | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mrs | HANDE | UYAR OĞUZ | BARTIN UNIVESITY | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Hatice Merve | Yanardag Erdener | Istanbul Technical University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ayse Ergul | Bozaci | Akdeniz University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | Semra | İde | Hacettepe University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Ashjan | Ajour | Birmingham City University | United Kingdom | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Obasanjo | Bolarinwa | York St John University | United Kingdom | Research Excellence Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | MICHAEL | CRAWFORD | iMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON | United Kingdom | Lifetime Achievement in Virtual Reality Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Mr | Mohammed Rayan | Saiba | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Ms | Mahsa | Nasri | Northeastern University | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Julian | Humml | California Institute of Technology | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Daniel | Daneshvar | Harvard Medical School | United States | Global Impact Award in Virtual Reality | vrresearchaward.com |
| Dr | Kristyn | Wilson | University of Virginia | United States | Best VR Researcher Award | vrresearchaward.com |
| Prof | ALBERT "Skip" | RIZZO | USC-INSTITUTE FOR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES | United States | Lifetime Achievement in Virtual Reality Award | vrresearchaward.com |