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The South Bay Chinese Service Club scholarship program entered into its 55th year of awarding scholarships to exemplary high school graduating seniors in our local community. Eligibilty is open to students residing in Fremont, Newark, Union City, and Milpitas who have a personal background in and/or appreciation of Chinese or Chinese-American history, culture, heritage, and language. Additionally, children and grandchildren of club officers and Committee members are eligible regardless of their city of residence. The purpose of the scholarship program is to recognize these talented students for their hard work and achievements, and to provide encouragement for the challenges ahead. The applicants are carefully evaluated based on academic achievement, leadership, community service, and extracurricular achievement. There are also a limited number of scholarships to be awarded based on financial need. The minimum individual scholarship award amount is $1,000.
We are asking for your financial support to help us to reach out to our best students. Our recipients are an exceptional group of highly motivated future leaders - each year it is difficult to select just a few. During the 2024-2025 school year, with the generous donations from many of our members, major sponsors and Chinese Immersion Parents’ Council of Fremont, we awarded a record total of $62,000 in scholarships to 38 students. For the 2025-2026 school year, with your help, our goal is to generate an equal or higher amount for our scholarship fund.
NEW: In 2025, we expanded the scholarship program to create a pilot “Mentoring Program” to provide additonal financial support and mentoring to help the 2025 award recipients to navigate through the first year of college. These selected graduates will receive $1,000 scholarship for their college sophomore year after completing the one-year mentoring program during their freshman year in college.
Due to limited funding, we can only accept 10 award recipients to the pilot mentoring program this year. We are near mid-term for some of these students and the feedback has been positive. Most of the students have met with their mentors multiple times already and received advices helping them select classes, adjust their studying habits, and develop better time management. This new pilot program is quite successful based on our intial assessment. We would like to continue this mentoring program in 2026. We are seeking financial support from those who believe in this program and the positive impact it will have on our award recipients.
If you are interested in donating to the mentoring program, please use the same donation form below and select “2026 Mentoring Scholarship Program” on the dropdown menu to make your donations. This donation (along with other sponsorship to the 2026 scholarships, if any) will count toward the “complimentary and discounted dinners” for the 2026 Scholarship Awards Banquet.
Donate to the SBCSC Scholarship Progam
The 2026 scholarship awards will be presented to the award recipients during the annual scholarship banquet on Thursday evening, April 9, 2026, at Pearl Bay Restaurant, 43635 Boscell Rd., Fremont, CA. (Note: location is tentative pending final negotiation with the restaurant.)
The names of the donors who make this program possible will be included in the program and other printed materials if the donations are received by March 23, 2026. Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated. Donations of $150 or more are entitled to receive either discounted and/or complimentary banquet tickets at the 2026 scholarship banquet.
SBCSC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
(Tax ID #94-2963262).
Donors donating $1,000 and up have the option to sponsor a “named” award of your preference, and the award recipient will be selected based on your specific criteria where possible.
Your participation will make a powerful statement about the strength of our community. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this program. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Joe Woo,
SBCSC Scholarship Committee Chair
2026 Scholarship Award Banquet
The 2026 Scholarship Award Banquet is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 2026, evening at 6 pm. All scholarship recipients will receive a complimentary dinner. The regular and discounted dinner ticket prices will be determined after the negotiation with the restaurant near the end of the year
Due to the continued price increase of the banquet at the restaurants, we have to adjust our “complimentary and discounted dinners for donors” policy as shown below in order to retain more of the donation amount for the students’ scholarships.
Total free
tickets
Donation
amount
Total discounted tickets
$5,000+
10
$4,000
8
2
$3,000
6
4
$2,000
4
6
$1,000
2
4
$500
2
$300
1
$150
1
2
SBCSC Scholarship Fund in honor of Jack Yee
Jack Yee passed away on March 26, 2025.
Jack was a long-time SBCC member. He and his wife, Aliene, are staunch supporter of the SBCSC Scholarship Program.
In lieu of flowers, her family has asked that donations may be made to:
Stanford Parkinson’s Disease Research.
Click on the link above. In the drop-down box under “Direct your gift,” select “Other Stanford Designation.”In the box labeled “Other,” please write, “To support Parkinson’s Disease research in the Department of Neurology.”
Then, follow the prompts.
SBCSC Scholarship Funds. (Use form below)
A charity of your choice.
Donate to SBCSC Community Service Funds
The South Bay Chinese Service Club engages in various community service activities and Chinese cultural preservation functions throughout the year such as the following:
Holidays Celebration to bring joy to our seniors at a Senior Living facility
Chinese New Year Dinner Celebration
Joong (zongzi) making seminar
Chinese lantern making with the Red Envelopes
Honoring Seniors achieving the age of 80 and above with a Dim Sum brunch
Provides grants to community projects such as the Chinese Bunkhouse Preservation Fund. (Please select the “Bunkhouse Preservation Project” below if you want your donation to be used to support this fund).
Your donation will make a powerful statement about the strength of our community. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this program. Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Gordon Jang,
Treasurer, SBCC/SBCSC
FAQs
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Yes. You may use your credit card to make the donation by clicking on the “Donate” button on any of the Donate Forms on this page. For your convenience, we are also accepting PayPal and Apple Pay.
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Yes. To send in a check, download and complete the appropriate donation form below, and mail it along with a check to our donation chair, Gordon Jang, at the following address:
SBCSC
c/o Gordon Jang
38742 Glencoe Drive, Fremont, CA 94536
Make checks payable to SBCSC.
Download Community Service program form here.
Download 2026 Scholarship program form here. -
For donors who are at least 70.5 years of age, you can take advantage of the Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from traditional IRA rule to make a donation directly from your IRA to SBCSC. It may reduce your taxable income and may also count as Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for those 73 years and older. Please consult with your tax advisor.
Please provide the following information to your IRA administrator:
SBCSC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
(Tax ID #94-2963262).
Contact:
Gordon Jang
38742 Glencoe Dr.,
Fremont, CA 94536
Email: gkjang93@yahoo.com -
The 2026 Scholarship Award Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 2026, evening at 6 pm.
All scholarship recipients are required to attend and will receive a complimentary dinner.