| Dr | Zohaib | Akbar | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Geophysical Studies | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | SILVIA | CHAMIZO CHECA | Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala | Mexico | Watershed Management | Water availability | Lifetime Achievement Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Bagher | Shirmohammadi | University of Tehran | Iran | Integrated Water Management | Adaptive Water Resources Management | Best Researcher 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 |
| Dr | Ľubomír | Kseňak | Technical University of Košice | Slovakia | Surface Water | Remote Sensing | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Agegnehu | Yoshe | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Water Resources | groundwater and surface water resource | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Yousef | Alhaj Hamoud | Hohai University | China | Soil Moisture Dynamics | Soil, Plant and Water Relations | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Yongbo | Wu | Nanjing Forestry University | China | Ecohydrology | ecological restoration | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Troy | Peters | Washington State University | United States | Water Conservation | Agricultural Water Use | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Imerina | TANKEUOO KOPA | National Higher School of Hydraulics (ENSH), Blida, Algeria | Cameroon | Agricultural Hydrology | Integrated Effects of Organic Mulch Composites and Drip Irrigation on Soil Quality, Water Conservation and Tomato Growth Under Semi-Arid Mediterranean Conditions | Innovative Research 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 |
| Dr | MUHAMMAD MANNAN | AFZAL | Yunnan University Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security | Pakistan | Climate Hydrology | Glacio Hydrology, Watershed Hydrology | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Kyaw Than | Oo | National Disaster Management Committee | Myanmar | Climate Hydrology | Monsoon | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | JAGADISHWOR | KARMACHARYA | Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Nepal | Hydrometeorology | Climate modelling | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Tatek Wondimu | Negash | Ethiopia Institute Of Agricultural Research, Melkassa Agricultural Research Center. | Ethiopia | Water Resources | Irrigation and Drainage Engineering | 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 |
| Mr | mohamed | Saber | Zagazig University | Egypt | Hydropower Systems | hydropower | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Xiaofeng | Ding | Guangdong University of Technology | China | Water Quality | Water Quality | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | NSHIMIYIMANA | Elisee | Zhejiang ocean University | China | Water Quality | Aquaculture / Environmental Science | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Irenee Felix | Munyejuru | The Ohio State University | United States | Catchment Hydrology | Hydrological Modeling | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |