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About
Trinh Nguyen (Nguyen Vo Hoang Trinh)
is a PhD Student in Political Science (International Relations) and a Presidential Scholar at George Mason University. Her research interests include geoeconomics, weaponized interdependence, and network analysis. Her previous work has examined Vietnam-China economic interdependence, geoeconomic risks framework, Chinese economic statecraft in Southeast Asia.
Trinh is also a Pacific Forum Young Leader, YSEALI Fellow, a St. Gallen's Leader of Tomorrow, and an ASEAN-Korea Youth Ambassador.
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Education
2024 - 2029: PhD in Political Science (International Relations), George Mason University (GMU)
2023: Master of Public Policy, Fulbright University Vietnam (FUV)
2020: Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and Economics, American University (AU)
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Selected Awards & Honors
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IPSA-NUS Summer School Travel Grant (2025)
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Hirschman Fellow and Young Geoeconomist Grant, Helsinki Geoeconomics (2025)
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Pacific Forum Young Leader (2024 - )
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Presidential Scholarship for Doctoral Student, GMU (2024 - 2028)
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First Prize, Fulbright’s Best Thesis Award (2024)
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Two-Times Winner, Global Essay Competition, St. Gallen Symposium (2024/25)
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Fellow, Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) (2023)
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ASEAN-Korea Youth Ambassador (2023-2025)
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Community Change-Maker Scholarship, FUV (2022)
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Fellow, Yenching Global Symposium, Peking University (2022)
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Full Scholarship for the MPP Program, FUV (2021)
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