Ứng tuyển Học bổng VietSeeds - Ứng viên Trần Thị Mỹ Phượng

Summary of Subtitles (Scholarship Application Video)

The applicant, Trần Thị Mỹ Phượng, introduces herself to the VietSeeds scholarship committee and explains her family background, personal challenges, and future goals.

• Family circumstances: She comes from a not-well-off family. Her father works in construction, and her mother makes rice paper, a job that depends heavily on the weather.
• Motivation to study: She believes education is the only path to change her life. Through effort and persistence, she has achieved many academic and cultural awards, though she has also faced setbacks.
• Early academic setback: In 10th grade, during the April 27 gifted student selection exam, she expected strong results but received only an honorable mention. This disappointment led her to reassess her strengths, passions, and capabilities.
• Finding her direction: She joined various clubs and extracurricular activities to explore different fields. Over time, she became drawn to a subject not only because of awards, but because she learned humanistic and positive values from books and wanted to share those values through her writing in competitions.
• Family tragedy: In 11th grade, her father—the main breadwinner—died suddenly in a traffic accident, causing both material and emotional losses. With support from her family, friends, teachers, and others, she continued her journey and later formed a life perspective: accept life and death, and turn loss into strength and maturity.
• Personal growth and values: She emphasizes living more slowly, cherishing time with loved ones, and valuing relationships more deeply.
• Future plan: She clearly aims to become a journalist/writer, to tell her own story and the stories of ordinary people who deserve understanding and respect.
• Education goal: Her near-term objective is to be accepted into the Journalism program at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City).
• Purpose of the scholarship: She hopes to be a good role model for the scholarship—using the support not only to advance her studies but also to share her journey and experiences with others.

Presenters / Contributors

• Trần Thị Mỹ Phượng (the applicant)