Ateneo de Davao University, a beacon of education in Mindanao, has stood proudly for 76 years. As a Catholic, Jesuit, and Filipino university, it is dedicated to academic excellence and the holistic formation of leaders poised to inspire and drive positive change in Mindanao and beyond.

Share in Our Mission

This campaign is a call for generosity to every member of our community and fellow advocates. Your contribution will empower our academic community, ensuring that we continue to bolster our mission for Mindanao through our graduates and various programs for innovation. Together, we can create an environment where knowledge thrives, and where our scholars and instructors can reach their fullest potential.

By supporting this campaign, you join us in:

Our Commitments

For 76 remarkable years, the Ateneo de Davao community has been blessed with partners in mission from every corner of the world. Learn about the inspiring contributions of Ateneo scholars, alumni, and benefactors in this enduring campaign to uphold our mission.

Providing Student Scholarships

Enhancing sacred spaces & infrastructures

promoting faculty development

advancing research & engagement programs

“I believe that the spirit that has driven ADDU, its leaders and its people, through the 75 years, is this impelling spirit. And I believe that this is the same spirit that will drive us toward the future. What do we see in the future of our mission?

We recommit to renewing our mission of education for transformation, with focus on Mindanao, toward the whole country and beyond.”

Fr. Karel S. San Juan, SJ, University President

During his Investiture in January 2024

Meet our partners in mission

For 76 remarkable years, the Ateneo de Davao community has been blessed with partners in mission from every corner of the world. Learn about the inspiring contributions of Ateneo scholars, alumni, and benefactors in this enduring campaign to uphold our mission.

Learn more

The Mindanawon Scholarship Program plays a pivotal role in making college education more accessible to us who are disadvantaged and financially-challenged lumad students in the fringes of our society. As a result, we are able to uplift the socioeconomic status of our family and inspire our fellow lumads to defy boundaries and go beyond the box while being deeply rooted in our cultural identity.

Jun Mark Empas Amban (Obo Manobo)

Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English

Batch of 2009, Cum Laude

LET Passer

The Mindanawon Initiatives for Cultural Dialogue of Ateneo de Davao University has generously offered a life-changing opportunity to aspiring IP professionals. I am grateful for becoming one of the first scholar alumni from Bukidnon, a significant step in pursuing my lifelong ambition. This once-in-a-lifetime chance has become the foundation of my path, leading me as I wholeheartedly journey alongside the IP communities of Bukidnon, also dreaming toward transformative progress.

Zacara Lastimado (Umayamnon)

Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Social Studies

Batch of 2022, Magna Cum Laude

LET Passer