Vietnamese student Phung Phuoc Nguyen Anh, 21, has been awarded a fully funded $116,000-per-year Ph.D. scholarship in Bioengineering at the prestigious California Institute of Technology (Caltech) after an outstanding academic journey from Vietnam to the U.K.
Phung Phuoc Nguyen Anh, a 21-year-old Vietnamese student studying in the U.K., has been awarded a fully funded Ph.D. scholarship in Bioengineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), valued at $116,000 per year.
Anh, born in 2003 and originally from Ho Chi Minh City, received his acceptance from Caltech in late February, just before his 21st birthday. Known globally for its excellence in science and engineering and its high concentration of Nobel laureates, Caltech admitted Anh into its competitive six-year Ph.D. program, which covers all tuition and living expenses.
A former student of the High School for the Gifted in Vietnam, Anh moved to the U.K. in 11th grade to attend Westbourne School, where he graduated with a perfect score of 45 in the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and earned 4 A grades in A-Level subjects—setting a record at his school. His outstanding academic performance secured him offers from top U.K. universities, including Cambridge, where he currently studies Natural Sciences.
Opting to bypass a master’s degree, Anh applied directly to Caltech after completing a research internship there in the summer of 2023. With strong recommendations from professors at both Cambridge and Caltech, along with a compelling application essay, he successfully secured his place in the Ph.D. program.
Anh began research during his first year at Cambridge and has since contributed to notable projects. He represented Cambridge at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition in France, where his team won a Gold Medal and a Top 5 Engineering award for their work in synthetic biology.
Throughout his academic career, Anh has earned numerous accolades, including the Ray Driver Prize in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, a Gold Medal in the British Biology Olympiad, and top honors in various national competitions in Vietnam.
Reflecting on his journey, Anh shared how his passion evolved from biology to include chemistry and mathematics, which he pursued to strengthen his ability to solve complex biological problems. Now, as he prepares to begin his Ph.D. at Caltech this September, he aims to focus on molecular engineering, with hopes of applying his research to medicine and practical technologies.
“My goal is to develop projects that not only advance science but also have real-world applications,” Anh said. “This is just the beginning.”
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