| Prof | Wang | Shijin | Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS | China | Water Resources | Glacier runoff | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Agegnehu | Yoshe | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Water Resources | groundwater and surface water resource | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Ľubomír | Kseňak | Technical University of Košice | Slovakia | Surface Water | Remote Sensing | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Saeedreza | Moazeni | Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran | Iran | Watershed Management | The impact of watershed management on the water balance | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Ali | Salajegheh | Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran | Iran | Watershed Management | The impact of watershed management on the water balance | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Md. | Moniruzzaman | Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) | Bangladesh | Watershed Management | Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Bagher | Shirmohammadi | University of Tehran | Iran | Integrated Water Management | Adaptive Water Resources Management | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Saurav | Pradhananga | IWMI-Nepal | Nepal | Water Resources | Climate change impact | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | huiqing | wang | Southwest Medical University | China | Remote Sensing | Interpretation of remote sensing images | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Roshan | Sewa | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | United States | Urban Flooding | Flood Susceptibility Mapping | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Mohamed | Elhag | King Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Flood Modeling | Remote Sensing | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Mohamad | Awad | CNRS-L | Lebanon | Water Resources | Water Resources and Remote Sensing Applications | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Seyed Hamidreza | Sadeghi | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Watershed Management | Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mrs | Anıl | Çalışkan Tezel | Bursa Uludag University | Turkey | Water Resources | Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | SILVIA | CHAMIZO CHECA | Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala | Mexico | Watershed Management | Water availability | Lifetime Achievement Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Georgina Itandehui | Avila Castañeda | Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo | Mexico | Watershed Management | Nexo agua-alimentos | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Jingjing | Xu | Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute | China | Sediment Transport | Runoff and Sediment Characteristics of Flood Events | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Irenee Felix | Munyejuru | The Ohio State University | United States | Catchment Hydrology | Hydrological Modeling | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Zohaib | Akbar | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Geophysical Studies | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Mekash S. | Kifelew | Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resource Research | Canada | Groundwater Hydrology | Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |