What happens when a community comes together around a shared purpose?
On AUR Giving Day 2026, students, alumni, families, faculty, staff, and friends of The American University of Rome showed exactly what happens - together, we reached 370 donations (far surpassing our goal) and raised over $25,000 to support scholarships, student opportunities, and areas of greatest need across the university.
Every contribution has a real impact. From funding a field trip to providing support when and where it's needed, your help reaches directly into our students' lives.
Thank you to everybody involved!
(and if you missed the day, but would still like to contribute, you can do so here).
Special thanks must go out to
- Bruno Montefusco - Artistic Director of AUR Fashion Week and all of the students of Contemporary Italian Fashion.
- Fashion Designers Michela Bonafoni & Daniele Sproviero (link).
- Professors Giulia Rossi, Luciana D'Arcangeli, Rosemund Gurtner, and Jennifer Manca.
and to the individuals and businesses that contributed to the Grand Giving Day Raffle:
- Trenitalia
- Carlotta Cooking School Garbatella
- Homebaked
- Federica Mazzarelli
- Otaleg
- Professor Kristen Palana
- Al Gramelot
- Gran Caffè Carini
- Da Simone Caffè Gli Archi
- La Mescita
