| Dr | Lina M | Barrios | University of Plymouth | United Kingdom | Research Excellence Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Prof | Seung | Rhee | Michigan State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Ms | Sushil | Grewal | Michigan State University, Department of Horticulture | United States | Best Researcher Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Prof | Trevor | Penning | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Best Researcher Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Emily | Bedwell | University of Idaho | United States | Research Excellence Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Prof | Tianli | Feng | Stanford University | United States | Innovative Research Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Dr | Maryam | Ranjpour | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | United States | Innovative Research Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Dr | Samah | Algharib | Mississippi State University | United States | Innovative Research Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Lora | Petrie-Hanson | College of Veterinary Medicine Mississippi State University, MSU | United States | Innovative Research Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Prof | Larry | Hanson | Mississippi State University/College of Vet. Med. | United States | Innovative Research Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Ms | Elizabeth | Macchioni | Kean University | United States | Research Excellence Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Prof | عثمان | الحوشبي | قسم علوم الحياة - كلية العلوم - جامعة عدن | Yemen | Best Scholar Award | botanyscientist.com |