About Us

The Fred Schaufeld Scholarship Program, launched in 2010, offers four-year academic scholarships to low- and moderate-income graduates of Westbury High School in Old Westbury, New York, helping them fulfill their dreams of a college education. Students must demonstrate financial need, a record of academic achievement, and a commitment to serving others through leadership and service activities in school and/or in the community.

Applicants must also be aspirational in their plans for the future, as shown by their ability to think beyond their current circumstances and their willingness to venture outside their comfort zone. This aspiration can be demonstrated through a record of involvement in academic, community, and social impact activities — pursued both for their inherent value and for their connection to future goals.

The scholarship program offers mentoring, social and emotional support, assistance with academic program development, referrals to career and internship opportunities, and financial support for college and other educational endeavors. Scholarships of at least $5,000 per year for four years are awarded to students pursuing full-time study at accredited bachelor's degree–granting colleges and universities. The scholarship is paid directly to the recipient's institution and renews automatically as long as the student maintains the requisite GPA each semester and remains enrolled.

The Vision and Goals of the Program are to:

  • Provide academic, social, emotional, and financial support to Schaufeld Scholars through college completion and beyond

  • Ensure that Schaufeld Scholars can attend college, realize their potential, persist in their academic studies, and graduate with clear aspirational goals for their futures

Building on the academic foundation provided by Westbury High School, the overarching goal of the Schaufeld Scholarship program is to help our scholars navigate their collegiate journeys and meet the rigors of their curricula. The program provides a range of supports, including mentoring, coaching, and advocacy for programmatic, financial aid, and other common college challenges; career coaching covering resume development, interview preparation, and LinkedIn profile development; and opportunities for scholars to build the skills, life experience, and networks they need to succeed in their chosen careers.

Celebrating our Scholars Success

Since its inception, our program has been dedicated to supporting and nurturing low to moderate income students, many of whom are first-generation students on their educational journey. Our scholarship program was established with a clear mission - to provide access to higher education and support the academic and personal growth of our students.

Since 2012, the FSSP has had the following record of academic and employment success: Graduates of our scholarship program work in major companies throughout the United States including Amazon, NYU Medical Center, Accenture, Apple, Exxon, Google, Telemundo (NBC Universal), New York Presbyterian Hospital, BNY Mellon Bank, The Howard Hughes Institute, Deloitte, IBM, and Kaiser Permanente.

Positions include Management and Higher Education Consulting, Law, Operations Management, Biomedical, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Research Analysis, Nursing, Teaching, Marketing, Quantitative and Financial Analysis and Computer Science.

For the period of June 2012 through June 2026, 114 students have received scholarships through the scholarship program.

Degrees completed: 113

  • PhD’s: 1

  • MD: 1

  • JD’s: 2

  • MBA: 3

  • MA/MS: 22

  • BA/BS Degrees: 80

  • Associate degrees: 4

Degrees in progress (as of August 2026): 44

  • PhD’s: 1

  • MD: 4

  • Master’s Degrees: 2

  • BA/BFA/BS/BSN/AA: 37