| Mr | Saurav | Pradhananga | IWMI-Nepal | Nepal | Water Resources | Climate change impact | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Jun | Qiu | Beijing Normal University | China | Water Security | Atmospheric Water Harvesting | Innovative Water Solutions Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Fang | Wang | China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research | China | Ecohydrology | Arid and semi-arid regions | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | NSHIMIYIMANA | Elisee | Zhejiang ocean University | China | Water Quality | Aquaculture / Environmental Science | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Troy | Peters | Washington State University | United States | Water Conservation | Agricultural Water Use | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Bagher | Shirmohammadi | University of Tehran | Iran | Integrated Water Management | Adaptive Water Resources Management | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |