Youth Tour – Be Part of Something Powerful
PrintThank you for your interest in the SDCEA Youth Tour program! This year’s program will be held June 15-21, 2026. The deadline has passed to apply for the 2026 Youth Tour. Check back this fall for details on how to apply for next year’s tour!
AWESOME SUMMER ADVENTURES AWAIT
Attention high school students aged 16-19 as of June 1, 2026!
If your family gets its power from SDCEA and you have big dreams of seeing the country, if you like history, or want to shake hands with your member of congress, if you’ve never flown in a plane but want to travel, if you want to meet new people from Colorado and across the country, then applying for a chance to be selected to attend the Washington, D.C. Youth Tour is an opportunity for you!
The Washington, D.C. Youth Tour is a week-long all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by SDCEA and organized by the Colorado Rural Electric Association, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the Colorado Electric Educational Institute. SDCEA covers all costs to participate in the program, including travel, lodging, and food. Participants are responsible for bringing extra money for items not covered in the tour, such as souvenirs.
To be considered for the tour, interested students must complete an application form and short essay on why they would be a good candidate to represent SDCEA on the Youth Tour, and what they hope to gain from the experience. To fill out an application form, please click on the link below.
Applications must be received through the online portal by 5 p.m. January 9, 2026 to be considered for the program.
Before you begin your application, please have these items ready:
- A photo of yourself to upload – a high resolution .jpg is preferred
- Your essay saved as a PDF to upload
- A guardian to electronically sign the consent form if you are under age 18.
Participants of the Colorado 2024 Youth Tour took a group photo in front of the US Capitol building on their trip in June.
TO APPLY: Applicants must submit the online form below to apply for the program, and submit a one-page essay about why you’d be a good candidate to represent SDCEA on the Youth Tour and what you hope to gain from the experience. Please prepare your essay in advance to upload as a pdf prior to filling out the application.
Application: The application appears below. Prior to filling this form out, you will need to be prepared with a photo of yourself to upload (a high resolution .jpg is preferred), your essay saved as a PDF to upload, and a guardian to electronically sign the consent form if you are under age 18.
Questions? Email:
communications@myelectric.coop
Youth Tour Application
The deadline has passed to apply for the 2026 Youth Tour. Check back this fall for details on how to apply for next year’s tour!
