| Dr | Hwa Bok | Choi | Songgok University | South Korea | Risk Management | Risk control through review and reporting procedures by the Research Ethics Committee | Excellence in Research | scifat.com |
| Dr | Yun Gyong | Ahn | Korea Basic Science Institute | South Korea | Others | Environmental analysis | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Prof Dr | Kyung-MIn | Kim | Kyungpook National Univesity | South Korea | Authentic Leadership | Rice Breeder | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Hyejin | Ko | Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs | South Korea | Others | Social policy evaluation | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Hojun | Kim | Korea Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea | Others | Translational research | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Prof | Keun-Ah | Cheon | Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul | South Korea | Innovative Leadership | NC | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Prof | Soon-Do | Yoon | Chonnam National University/Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | South Korea | Performance Management | Functional materials/Applications/Biomedical fields | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Mr | Rameez Hassan | Pirzada | Ajou University | South Korea | Others | Research and development | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Prof | Young Chul | Chung | Jeonbuk National University Medical School | South Korea | Innovative Leadership | Neuroimaging | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Mr | Siphesihle | Khumalo | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Performance Management | Research | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Jared | Mc Dowall | Netcare education | South Africa | Decision-making and Problem-solving | EMS | Excellence in Research | |
| Prof | Sandra | Vandermerwe | GIBS GORDON INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS STUDIES UNIVERSITY PRETORIA | South Africa | Others | Value Added Services and Customer Centricity | Lifetime Achievement Award | |
| Dr | Nelson | Chipangamate | Wits Mining Institute | South Africa | Innovative Leadership | Sustainability in the era of modernisation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zakhele | Nzuza | Newton Pre-Vocational | South Africa | Transformational Leadership | School leaderships, management, policy and inclusive education | Academic Leadership Achievement Award | scifat.com |
| Mr | Mashel | Gonyora | University of Strathclyde | South Africa | Risk Management | Leadership and Management | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Ms | Vuyelwa Zandile | Peter | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Change Management | Communication Disorders | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Mr | william | modiba | Tshwane University of Technology - Arcadia Campus | South Africa | Performance Management | Health Policy | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Mr | Thilivhali Eugene | Rasimphi | University of Venda | South Africa | Others | Renewable energy | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Mbalenhle | Mpanza | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Others | Mining and the environment | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Christine | Asaju | Tshwane University of Technology | South Africa | Innovative Leadership | Computer Science | Women Researcher Award | scifat.com |