Since its founding in 2010, Ava’s Grace Scholarship has been breaking the cycle of incarceration through the gift of education. Through scholarships and a robust networking experience, Ava’s Grace supports students who have, or have had, an incarcerated parent or primary caregiver on their journey to and through college. Students who live in anywhere in Missouri or in the Illinois counties that comprise the St. Louis metropolitan area are eligible to apply for Scholarships of up to $5,000 per year. The Scholarships are renewable for a total of four years (or eight semesters). In 2015, as a result of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, Ava’s Grace launched the Summit’s Peak Scholarship for African American men.
Ava’s Grace is about Hope. It’s about Family. It’s about the Future. The scholarship provides HOPE to children whose dreams have been compromised and lives have been forever altered by the actions of others. As a result of education and community support, young people become productive members of their FAMILY unit and society. As of 2018, Ava’s Grace Scholarship is a program of The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis, striving every day to give students a better FUTURE.
At Ava’s Grace we are on a mission to allow our students to meet their full potential, to create their own destiny, to write their own story.
Meet our scholars below!
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Meet the Class of 2019
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Meet the Class of 2018
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Meet the Class of 2017
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Meet the Class of 2016
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Meet the Class of 2015
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Meet the Class of 2014
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Meet the Class of 2013
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Meet the Class of 2012