Ave Maria University

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Ave Maria University students at the March for Life in Washington, D.C.

Ave for Life

Help Build a Culture of Life

At Ave Maria University we love life. When you support our students in their pro-life efforts, your gift helps us share that love with those who need it most.

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Two key initiatives

Your gifts help our students share their love for life

Your gifts help in two key initiatives: the Jon Scharfenberger Memorial Pro-Life Scholarship and Ave for Life.

Ave for Life funds pro-life, student-led activities such as providing free childcare to student mothers, visiting the elderly, raising awareness of pro-life issues, collecting baby bottles and other supplies for mothers in need, praying in front of abortion clinics, training as sidewalk counselors, and sending students to Washington, D.C., to the March for Life.

Please support our students as they share their love for life.

Ave Maria University students gathered at the Washington Monument during the March for Life
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Ave for Life

Fund student-led pro-life activities on campus and the March for Life in Washington, D.C.

The Jon Scharfenberger Memorial Pro-Life Scholarship

In memory of our beloved alumnus and pro-life apostle Jon Scharfenberger ('11), scholarships are awarded to students who are active pro-life leaders.

Learn more about Jon
An Ave Maria University student at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, with the Washington Monument in the distance