Don Diego Scholarship Foundation offers 12 sizable scholarships in 2014 - Application deadline April 1

DEL MAR - Beginning in 2014, 12 exceptional high school seniors will embark on college careers supported by sizable scholarships from Don Diego Scholarship Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the San Diego County Fair.

In past years, four recipients were selected. Together, this year’s dozen will enjoy $39,000 in funding, an increase of nearly 60 percent compared with $25,000 in funding in 2013 and nearly 100 percent over 2012 and past years.

In the new plan, three scholarships – $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000 – will be awarded in each of four categories: 4-H, FFA, Fair Employee and Fair E...