| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Konrad | Talbot | Loma Linda University | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Ms. | Camille | Blackman | University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago, IL | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Yoonhee | Kim | Stanford University School of Medicine | United States | | |
| Ms. | Adelaide | Lovett | Texas Christian University | United States | | |
| Mr. | UTPAL KANTI | DHAR | Florida Atlantic University | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Joel | Cohen | AboutSkin Dermatology and Aesthetics, AboutSkin Research | United States | Outstanding Contribution Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Minu | Ponnamma Mohan | University at Buffalo | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Caroline | Kaufman | McLean Hospital | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Sarah | Leibowitz | The Rockefeller University | United States | Most Cited Article Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Mr. | Huy | Dinh | Stanford University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Ms. | Natalia | Schwien Scott | Harvard University | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | MUHAMMAD | ZIA | College of staten island | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Mr. | Brian | Kubiel | Toms River Board of Fire Commissioners District No. 1 | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Sanjeev | Kothare | Cohen Children's Medical Center | United States | | |
| Dr. | Muhammad | Saeed | PRX Research | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Tanyanika | Phillips | City of Hope | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Wendy | Seerup | Aurora University | United States | | |
| Dr. | Michael | Rothkopf | Rutgers/ NJMS | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Prof. | Samantha | Harris | University of Arizona | United States | | |
| Prof. | Faye | Taxman | George Mason University | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |