| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yingying | WU | Institute of Edible Fungi/ Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Research Excellence Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Mr. | Ji | Zhu | School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Shanghai International Studies University | China | Research Excellence Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Dr. | Guangkun | Ma | Shenyang University of Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Dr. | Mariana | Antonietta | INFIVE- CONICET | Argentina | Women in Natural Sciences Leadership Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Ms. | Rahma | ZARKOUNA | Faculty of Sciences of Tunis | Tunisia | Young Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |