| Prof | Claudia | Cherubini | Università degli studi di Trieste | Italy | Groundwater Hydrology | Unsaturated zone | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Guoqian | Chen | Peking University | China | Water Resources | Social hydrology | Excellence in Hydrology Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sachin Sharma | Ashok Kumar | Taylor's University | Malaysia | Climate Change Impacts | Corrosion Science | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | DENG | Anjun | China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research | China | Sediment Transport | the Lower Jinsha River | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Malik Muhammad | Akhtar | BUITEMS, Pakistan | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater Recharge | Groundwater Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Wuletawu | Abera | Internationla Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) | Ethiopia | Surface Water | Lake water surface dynamics | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |