| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Wenfang | Peng | Hubei University | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Lu | Wang | Qingdao University | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof | Hui | Li | Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Rongbo | Wang | Jiangsu Ocean University | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof | Lina | Zhang | Hohai University | China | Women Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yan | Lu | Fudan University | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Ms | Yingyu | Liu | Xinjiang Agricultural University | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof | Zejian | Wang | 华东理工大学 | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Tingjin | Luo | National University of Defense Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Ms | Marie Ange | AKAFFOU | Institut National Felix Houphouet Boigny de Yamoussoukro (INP-HB) | Côte d'Ivoire | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof. Dr | Fayza | Assem | National Research Center | Egypt | Dairy Science Excellence Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof. Dr | Mona | A.M. Abd El-Gawad | National Research Centre | Egypt | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Wael | Mortada | Urology and Nephrology Center/Mansoura University | Egypt | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Ms | Ayaa | Elbakri | Mansoura University | Egypt | Young Scientist Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Asaye | Demelash | Debre Markos University, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Desalegn | Begna | Ethiopian Policy Studies Institute | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Mr | Zemenu | Adimas | Bahir Dar Univesity Intitute of Technology | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Mengistie | Mossie | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Dr | Terhi | Junkkari | University of Turku/Seinajoki University of Applied Sciences | Finland | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |
| Prof. Dr | Raphael | Duval | Université de Lorraine | France | Best Researcher Award | foodscientists.org |