To recognize outstanding achievement by students during the first year of law study, California Western awards full and partial tuition scholarships to assist second and third-year students during each of their remaining trimesters of study. Awards are given to students at the top of their class based on the first year's cumulative grade point average. Applications are not required for this scholarship, and it is not necessary to have demonstrated need. The number and amount of awards given in any academic year depends on budget availability and on the extent to which qualified students will receive other California Western scholarships.