About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences.
Disney has supported UNCF since 2009 and created The Walt Disney Company / UNCF Enhanced Corporate Scholars Program in 2021. This program offers scholarship funding, professional development, mentorship, and access to career opportunities to highly qualified students. The program includes 4 scholarship pathways – the Disney UNCF Enhanced Corporate Scholars Program, ESPN/Andscape’s Rhoden Fellows Program, the National Geographic HBCU Media Scholarship Program, and FX’s Storytelling Legacy Scholarship.
Disney’s support of UNCF is part of the Disney Future Storytellers initiative, the company’s commitment to empowering the next generation of storytellers and innovators. Through social investments and programs that provide inspiration and hands-on experience, Disney is supporting professional development in the media, entertainment, technology, and travel and leisure industries for youth, helping ensure that our storytelling reflects the lives and experiences of the many communities we serve.