MERCED, Calif. — The University of California, Merced, has announced the recipients of its Giving Tuesday scholarships.

Giving Tuesday, a global day of philanthropy, takes place annually on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving.

UC Merced’s campaign is devoted to scholarship donations, which are quadrupled thanks to matching funds provided by Wells Fargo and Foster Poultry Farms.

Senior Lacey O’dell of Lower Lake High School was awarded the Guardian Scholars Scholarship. She is a biological sciences major.

Last year’s Giving Tuesday campaign raised more than $310,000 for undergraduate scholarships, with matching funds included, and led to 116 scholarships being awarded to students for the current academic year.

This year, the drive goes from midnight EST to 11:59 p.m. PST on Nov. 29. Donors can direct their gifts to any of 14 eligible funds.

For information on how to participate in the campaign, visit http://givetue.ucmerced.edu .