| Assist. Prof. Dr | Franziska | Koch | BOKU University, Institute of Hydrology and Water Management | Austria | Catchment Hydrology | Snow hydrology | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Jun | Qiu | Beijing Normal University | China | Water Security | Atmospheric Water Harvesting | Innovative Water Solutions Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Georgina Itandehui | Avila Castañeda | Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo | Mexico | Watershed Management | Nexo agua-alimentos | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Jacques (Iakovos) | Ganoulis (Gkanoulis) | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Greece | Water Resources | Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Agegnehu | Yoshe | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Water Resources | groundwater and surface water resource | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Demiso Daba | Dugassa | Arba Minch University | Ethiopia | Climate Hydrology | Hydrology, Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Machine Learning, Hydroinformatics | Young Scientist Award | hydrologists.net |