| Prof | Faridoun | Allawi | College of Engineering, Baghdad University | Iraq | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater Analog- Digital Simulation | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Yousef | Alhaj Hamoud | Hohai University | China | Soil Moisture Dynamics | Soil, Plant and Water Relations | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Malik Muhammad | Akhtar | BUITEMS, Pakistan | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater Recharge | Groundwater Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Zohaib | Akbar | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Geophysical Studies | Research Excellence 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 | Wuletawu | Abera | Internationla Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) | Ethiopia | Surface Water | Lake water surface dynamics | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |