2026 Highly Commended
Architecture and Design
Abdullah Ahmad** | American University of Sharjah
Charles Lindley Walton | University of Cambridge
Heidy Thabet** | American University of Sharjah
Jumana Rageh** | American University of Sharjah
Noor Al-Nakaleh | American University of Sharjah
Provat Kabir Palok | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Shohini Talukder | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Siam Rahman | North South University
Tvisha Negandhi** | American University of Sharjah
Art History & Theory
Juliet O’Dell | The University of Tulsa
Parsa Zaheri | Brown University
Business & Economics
Andriana Athanasopoulou | The American College of Greece
Joel Jenny | University of Oslo
Raka Banerjee | Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta
Sai Varshini Padmanaban | American University of Sharjah
Satveer Kaur | Manchester Metropolitan University
Sun Xinyi | Nanyang Technological University
Yeo Ken Yee Jeston | National University of Singapore
Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Han Kang Ding | National University of Singapore
Classical Studies & Archaeology
Larissa Eleftheriou | University College London
Rio Michael Alexander Ferguson | University of Bristol
Computer Science
Alen Syzdykov** | Singapore University of Technology and Design
Henry Lee Jun** | Singapore University of Technology and Design
Jin Rui Foo | Nanyang Technological University
Liu Wen Xuan, Daniel** | Singapore University of Technology and Design
Nalin Sharma | Nanyang Technological University
Nikhil Purlackee | Taylor’s University
Tay Kai Gen** | Singapore University of Technology and Design
Teng Shin Shoon, Nicholas** | Singapore University of Technology and Design
Xiuyuan Yuan | Australian National University
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Aidan Clair | Trinity College Dublin
Chiara Montana-Luciano | Toronto Metropolitan University
Conor Fitzpatrick | Trinity College Dublin
Heng Yan Ying | Nanyang Technological University
Education
Md Mustakim Bin Alam | Novosibirsk State University
Rebecca Leong Siew Tyng | Nanyang Technological University
Engineering
Caolum Dyas | Dundalk Institute of Technology
Kimberly Atmadja | Nanyang Technological University
Mohammed Ruhaan Butt | University of Leeds
Talamudipi Aditya Ishaan | Nanyang Technological University
Trudy Teo Zhi Hui | Nanyang Technological University
Global Communications
Jade Hardwick | Brown University
Lim Hui Ping Natasha** | Nanyang Technological University
Tan Wen Huei** | Nanyang Technological University
History
Aaron Smiley | Queen’s University at Kingston
Candace Sara Ciju | University of Toronto
Chong Man Ling | Nanyang Technological University
Lee Yu Xuan, Anthea | Nanyang Technological University
Sabrina Isabelle McLennon | University of Toronto
Zoey Rhone | Queen’s University at Kingston
Law
Hieu Ngoc Dinh | Tilburg University
Jamison Teng Jun Hao | Singapore Management University
Life Sciences
Goh Ghin Ray | National University of Singapore
Loi Jun Yan | Nanyang Technological University
Sherly Anastasia | National University of Singapore
Wee Juin Shin | National University of Singapore
Linguistics
Daniel Kainovan Handoyo | Nanyang Technological University
Woo Jia Qi | Nanyang Technological University
Literature
Ben Redman | University of Warwick
Bláithín Smiddy | University College Cork
Catalina Vattimo | University College Cork
Chan Jacqueline | Nanyang Technological University
Emma Jenkins | Loughborough University
Emma Mullins | Trinity College Dublin
Gearoid Mulvihill | Mary Immaculate College Limerick
Jamal al-Ghaziri | Western University
Luca Bernardini | University of St Andrews
Rachel Goh Rae Ean | Nanyang Technological University
Sarah Fleming | Trinity College Dublin
Shelbi Owen | University of St Andrews
Tjitske Rinske Anna Jurgens | University College Cork
Vedaant Mehul Vyas | Toronto Metropolitan University
Mathematics & Physics
MinJae Kim | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ryan Chong | Nanyang Technological University
Medical Sciences
Antoine Asmar** | Karolinska Institutet
Darius Benimana | University Of Rwanda
Emine Gül | Karolinska Institutet
Farbåd Chahar Lang** | Karolinska Institutet
Isaac T McKeown** | Western University
Justin Donovan** | Western University
Leticija Gute | Karolinska Institutet
Radoslava Komlosi | Karolinska Institutet
Shani Eder | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Yiran Zhou | Karolinska Institutet
Music, Film & Theatre
Audrey Pretnar | Columbia University
Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare
Aranya Thavakumar | Western University
Qiyang Fu | University of Pennsylvania
Philosophy
David Layman | King’s University College at Western University
Felix Bauer | University of Sheffield
Kishwar Bare | NMIMS Deemed-to-be-University
Robert Finan | Trinity College Dublin
Politics & International Relations
Benjamin Thomas Hallahan | King’s University College at Western University
Caitlin Mastroieni | Queen’s University at Kingston
Janice Mshimba | Daystar University
Kayla Howard-Tripp | Queen’s University Belfast
Lucero Hernández Almaraz | Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México
Malavika Rajesh | New York University Abu Dhabi
Vaishnavi Suganthan | Queen’s University at Kingston
Psychology
Agnikana Biswas | Brainware University
Ananya Kalra | Western University
Dawnn Lim Xingyi | Nanyang Technological University
Lin Zi En | INTI International College Subang
Shruti Sharma | University of Delhi
Teh Xin Yin | Nanyang Technological University
Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies
Ebunoluwa Esomojumi* | Western University
Faith Matthew | Brown University
Indigo Mudbhary | Brown University
Jessie Situ | Toronto Metropolitan University
Nikshita Nivashini S K | Nanyang Technological University
Tatsbita Kanesia Sadikin | Toronto Metropolitan University
Social Sciences: Sociology & Social Policy
Afzal Ariff | Brown University
Anum Qaiser | Western University
MST. Rasme Aktar | University of Dhaka
Phua Yi Jun | Nanyang Technological University
Xinwei Zhang | Nanyang Technological University
Yeo Ken Yee Jeston | National University of Singapore
Yi Qu | Western University
Visual Arts
Czacarri Muli | National College of Art and Design (NCAD)
Michelle Wong Zi Xin | Nanyang Technological University
Tai Ling Ying | Nanyang Technological University
