| Dr | JAGADISHWOR | KARMACHARYA | Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Nepal | Hydrometeorology | Climate modelling | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sachin Sharma | Ashok Kumar | Taylor's University | Malaysia | Climate Change Impacts | Corrosion Science | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Malik Muhammad | Akhtar | BUITEMS, Pakistan | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater Recharge | Groundwater Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Kaiyan | Wang | School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology | China | Hydropower Systems | electric engineering | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Franziska | Koch | BOKU University, Institute of Hydrology and Water Management | Austria | Catchment Hydrology | Snow hydrology | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Despoina | Petoumenou | Panepistemio Thessalias | Greece | Climate Change Impacts | Viticulture | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |