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Two Square and Circle Club Scholarships for Graduating High School Students – administered by The Association of Chinese Teachers (TACT)
The SQUARE AND CIRCLE CLUB NURSING SCHOLARSHIP began in 1960s for students at San Francisco State University and later for students attending City College of San Francisco. Beginning in 2023, it is administered by TACT (The Association of Chinese Teacher) and is a $2,000 scholarship awarded annually to a graduating San Francisco high school student who is accepted to a nursing program at a college/university in the following fall semester.
The SQUARE AND CIRCLE CLUB/ELAINE JANG SCHOLARSHIP ($2,000) began in 2018 for a graduating senior from a San Francisco high school who is accepted to a college/university in the following fall semester.
TACT is a not-for-profit organization founded in San Francisco in 1969, and has been involved in issues such as affirmative action, bilingual education, curriculum, and teachers’ working conditions. Their scholarship application deadline is in the beginning of the spring semester. Go to TACT for current scholarship application information.
Square and Circle Club/Elaine Jang Grand Scholarship – administered by Asian Coalition at City College of San Francisco
In 1954, the Square and Circle Club established a scholarship for students at City College of San Francisco (CCSF). In 1984, Asian Coalition at CCSF began administering this scholarship and Coalition established a more inclusive scholarship program for deserving Asian Pacific Islander American and immigrant students. International students are encouraged to apply as well. Selection criteria for all scholarships include financial need, academic progress, classroom participation, school/community service, potential leadership skills, and evaluations from instructors and/or counselors. Currently, the Club offers the Square and Circle Club/Elaine Jang Grand Scholarship ($1,500) annually to a graduating CCSF student who is transferring to a four-year college/university in the following fall semester
Asian Coalition’s scholarship application deadline is in the beginning of the spring semester. Go to CCSF Asian Coalition for more information.
Square and Circle Club/Yeong Jang Family Graduate Studies Scholarship – administered by Asian American Studies (AAS) Department at San Francisco State University
Square and Circle Club began offering scholarships to San Francisco State University students in the 1960s, most notably to Nursing majors. In 2007, this evolved into the Square and Circle Club Graduate Studies Scholarship and in 2023, renamed the Square and Circle Club/Yeong Jang Family Graduate Studies Scholarship. This $2,000 award is given to a graduating Asian American Studies (AAS) major at SF State University who is accepted to a teaching credential or an MA/PhD program in the following fall semester. AAS is one of five departments housed in the first and only College of Ethnic Studies in America. Their scholarship application deadline is in late April. Email aas@sfsu.edu in the beginning of spring semester for application information.
Square and Circle Club Fellowship – administered by Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California
Since 2000, this fellowship has been administered and distributed by Mills College at Northeastern University from a Square and Circle Club endowment. It is for a Mills graduate student majoring in visual arts, music, dance, drama, or written literature with preference to a woman of Chinese heritage. The amount and frequency have varied over the years.