DDAW
Disney Data & Analytics Women Award

Disney Data & Analytics Women offers 4 awards. Each award includes registration for the 2024 Disney Data & Analytics Conference; round trip coach-class air transportation; hotel stay at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort; meals and a networking lunch dedicated to Disney Data & Analytics Women.
AWARD MUST BE REDEEMED FROM SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 12, 2024.

Eligibility

We invite applications from talented students who are:

  • Curious, creative, and interested in exploring careers in data & analytics.
  • 18 years of age or older.
  • A legal resident of the 48 continental United States or D.C.
  • Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program or have graduated on or after December 1, 2023 from an accredited college or university in the United States.
  • Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 in your current program.

Please visit the terms and conditions page for more details

Application Process

Applications open Tuesday, March 05, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. ET (MIDNIGHT) and the deadline is Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 2:59 a.m. ET

  • Complete application form online.
  • Submit the following items with the application:
    • Your resume/CV including details of your education, work experience, and any extracurricular activities and achievements.
    • Current transcript(s) from your undergraduate or graduate programs.
    • An essay of 500 words or less on why you are passionate about data & analytics and women in STEM roles.
    • A PDF version of a poster (36"x24” horizontal) summarizing an original "Do-It-Yourself" quantitative analytics project you have previously developed with the following components: problem to solve; methodology; citations of all data sources used; and results. Your poster should summarize a project that has results that can take forms such as a mobile app, a website, a prediction model, or some analytics results that give insight/guidance into your research question. Your project can be for a class, math/programming competition, or just for fun, and it must be testable, reproducible, and use analytical methods such as statistical tests, machine learning, optimization, or simulation. Applicants must submit a poster following the above guidelines because final winners will share their posters during the conference.

      The submitted poster can follow a format similar to the example below:

      Example poster format
  • If selected as an award recipient, participant agrees to present their project at the 2024 Disney Data & Analytics Conference.
  • Award applications and participation in the award are subject to the 2024 Disney Data & Analytics Women Award Terms and Conditions.
Please direct any additional questions to connect@disneydataconference.com
Applicants will receive consideration for the award based on the eligibility and selection criteria set forth in the 2024 Disney Data & Analytics Women Award Terms and Conditions, and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Applying for or being selected as a recipient of the award, and/or participating in any Disney Data & Analytics Women events, is not a guarantee of any internship or employment opportunity with The Walt Disney Company or its subsidiary and affiliated companies.