Disney Supports Young Leaders with Half-a-Million Dollar Commitment to the Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund
October 20 2016 - 8:00PM
Business Wire
Scholarship Fund Announced by “Moana” Star
Auli‘i Cravalho and Producer Osnat Shurer
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) announced today a $500,000
commitment to establish a new scholarship program with the Asian
& Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) in
support of high-achieving Asian and Pacific Islander college
students.
The Walt Disney Company/APIASF Scholarship program will provide
150 scholarships over a three-year period and will be available to
eligible students with Asian or Pacific Islander ethnicity in the
U.S. beginning fall 2017. This scholarship commitment is one part
of Disney’s ongoing efforts to strengthen diverse communities and
support higher education.
“Disney is proud to support young Asian and Pacific Islander
leaders in achieving their dreams of a higher education,” said Paul
Richardson, chief diversity officer, The Walt Disney Company. “By
giving these promising students the resources and tools they need
to earn a college degree, we enable them to create a better,
brighter future for us all.”
Auli‘i Cravalho, the Native Hawai‘ian star of Walt Disney
Animation Studios’ Moana, and the film’s producer Osnat Shurer
announced the scholarship program at APIASF’s gala tonight, along
with APIASF President and Executive Director Neil Horikoshi.
“Speaking on behalf of Auli‘i and all of us at Disney Animation,
we are extremely honored to be part of this important scholarship
commitment,” Shurer said. “We thank APIASF for their extraordinary
work and Disney for its support of these initiatives.”
“The Walt Disney Company’s generous support will make a
significant difference for some of the nation’s most underserved
students,” Horikoshi said. “With many Asian American and Pacific
Islander families facing financial barriers, The Walt Disney
Company/APIASF Scholarship has the potential to be life-changing
for students.”
In addition to the scholarships, Disney’s commitment will
support the fund’s SMART program, which will provide students with
mentoring and access to training and resources.
The Walt Disney Company/APIASF Scholarship will be available for
the 2017-2018 school year. In order to be eligible, applicants
must:
- Be of Asian and/or Pacific Islander
ethnicity, as defined by the U.S. Census;
- Be a citizen, national or legal
permanent resident of the United States (citizens of the Republic
of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia and the
Republic of Palau are also eligible to apply);
- Be enrolling in a U.S.-accredited
college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking, first-year
student in the 2017-2018 academic year;
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 on
a 4.0 scale (unweighted) or have earned a GED; and
- Apply for federal financial aid using
the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by February 1,
2017.
Based in Washington, D.C., APIASF is the nation's largest
non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships
for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). For details about
APIASF and the new scholarship, visit APIASF's website at
www.apiasf.org.
About APIASF:
Based in Washington, D.C., the Asian & Pacific Islander
American Scholarship Fund (APIASF) is the nation's largest
non-profit organization devoted to providing college scholarships
for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). APIASF works to
create opportunities for students to access, complete, and succeed
after post-secondary education; thereby developing future leaders
who will excel in their career, serve as role models in their
communities, and will ultimately contribute to a more vibrant
America.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and
affiliates, is a leading diversified international entertainment
and media enterprise with the following business segments: media
networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, and consumer
products and interactive media. Disney is a Dow 30 company and had
annual revenues of $52.5 billion in its Fiscal Year 2015.
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