Harvey Scholars

Harvey Scholars

Please scroll down to the bottom see scholarship eligibility requirements.

Established in 2009, the Harvey Scholars program attracts standout students with a passion for service. The scholarship’s motto, ‘Pay It Forward’, reflects community values of generosity, gratitude, and concern for others. Programming includes luncheons with donors Hugh and Michelle Harvey, community-wide service activities, off-campus retreats and small group dinners.

The Harvey Scholarship covers full tuition and mandatory fees for eight semesters at Colorado School of Mines. It also includes generous travel and enrichment grants to support scholars’ study abroad programs, research pursuits, and professional development.

“What people remember you for the most may have little to do with what you earned, and much more to do with what you gave away, in some form or another.”

Hugh Harvey '74

Mines Alumnus and Chairman of the Board, Intrepid Potash, Inc.

PASCAL Center Contact:  Luis Sandoval

Visit The Harvey Service Scholars Page!

The Harvey Scholarship Program focuses on ‘paying it forward’. Hugh and Michelle Harvey’s generosity enables Harvey Scholarship recipients to pursue their education. In turn, Harvey Scholars ‘pay forward’ this gift through regular community service, active engagement in the scholarship community, and campus leadership.

More than a financial award, the Harvey Scholarship Program is a tight-knit student community with defined values:

  • Self-Reflection: Harvey Scholars are self-aware, humble, and curious about others.
  • Pay It Forward: Harvey Scholars ‘pay forward’ their scholarship.
  • Passion for Interests: Harvey Scholars are avid learners with diverse interests, inside and outside of the classroom.
  • Optimism about Mines, Harvey and Future Opportunities: Harvey Scholars are eager to engage with the Mines Campus Community and the Harvey Scholarship Community.

We consider complete applications from in-state and out-of-state first year undergraduate students. If selected, applicants will be invited to interview via Zoom. Twelve scholars will ultimately be selected for the program.  

Candidates interested in applying for the Harvey Scholarship must meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Have at least a 3.80 unweighted GPA.
  • Be in the top 15% of graduating class (if school ranks).
  • Plan to attend Mines beginning the fall semester after high school graduation.
  • Be a US citizen or Permanent Resident.

Competitive applicants for the Harvey Scholarship demonstrate the following dispositions and/or skills: 

  • A demonstrated and meaningful interest in service and philanthropy.
  • A desire to ‘pay it forward’ while at Colorado School of Mines and beyond.
  • Self-awareness and humility.
  • An ability to commit to a tight-knit student community for four years at Mines.
  1. Please watch the 10-year anniversary video and visit the Harvey Scholars community website to understand the Harvey Scholarship Program’s values further.
  2. All applicants must first complete the Mines General Scholarship Application on their Trailhead accounts. Students must be admitted to Mines to gain access to their Trailhead account.
  3. Upon completing the Mines General Scholarship Applications, applicants will be prompted to complete their applications for foundation scholarships—including Harvey! Applicants must complete three essay questions. Please click on the “Application Questions” tab to preview the Harvey application essay questions.
  4. IMPORTANT: DO NOT include personal identifying information including your last name, social media accounts, identifiable business names, etc.). Additionally, please refrain from including links to LinkedIn pages! Inclusion of this information will result in the disqualification of your application.

Important Dates and Deadlines:

  • Application opens: Friday, November 15, 2024
  • Application Deadline: Monday, March 17, 2025

Please address the following prompts:

  • How have your lived experiences resulted in your personal development surrounding the principle of “pay it forward”? Define what “pay it forward” means to you now. How do you envision yourself embodying a “pay it forward” mindset in the future as a consequence of these lived experiences? (600 – 900 word limit)
  • Write a message of gratitude to someone or something in your life. Be sure to address how the recipient inspired personal growth within your letter. (150 – 300 word limit)
  • Harvey scholars strive to develop themselves in many areas. These areas include advocacy, perseverance, and self-empowerment. Pick only one of the three areas in which you have recently grown. Define what this area means to you and how it contributes to who you are now. (150 – 300 word limit)