| Mr | Saurav | Pradhananga | IWMI-Nepal | Nepal | Water Resources | Climate change impact | 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 | Sabab Ali | Shah | Department of Environmental Sciences, Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage, Pakistan | Pakistan | Climate Hydrology | Hdrology | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Zohaib | Akbar | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Geophysical Studies | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Ms | Ráhel | PORTIK-SZABÓ | IRCEM- Institute for Research in Circular Economy and Environment "Ernest Lupan" | Romania | Urban Hydrology | Sustainable Membrane Systems | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Elena Simina | LAKATOS | IRCEM- Institute for Research in Circular Economy and Environment "Ernest Lupan" | Romania | Urban Hydrology | Urban water reuse and climate resilience using membrane technologies | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Dafalla | Wadi | University of Bahri | Saudi Arabia | Water Resources | Sudan | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Mohamed | Elhag | King Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Flood Modeling | Remote Sensing | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Gordana | Devic | University of Belgrade, IHTM | Serbia | Groundwater Contamination | groundwater contamination | Women Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Ľubomír | Kseňak | Technical University of Košice | Slovakia | Surface Water | Remote Sensing | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | EUGENIO | SANZ PEREZ | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. España | Spain | Water Resources | Groundwater (karst) | Excellence in Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Nafiseh | Salehi Siavashani | IDAEA- CSIC | Spain | Water Quality | Machine learning | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mrs | Anıl | Çalışkan Tezel | Bursa Uludag University | Turkey | Water Resources | Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Irenee Felix | Munyejuru | The Ohio State University | United States | Catchment Hydrology | Hydrological Modeling | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Roshan | Sewa | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | United States | Urban Flooding | Flood Susceptibility Mapping | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | M M Shah Porun | Rana | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | United States | Watershed Management | Wetland Management | Sustainable Water Management Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Troy | Peters | Washington State University | United States | Water Conservation | Agricultural Water Use | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Azad | Sadeghi | university of North Carolina at Charlotte | United States | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater, Surfacewater interaction | Excellence in Innovation Award | hydrologists.net |