The Cooperative Youth Summit is an all-expense paid trip to Columbia, S.C. for high school rising juniors and seniors.

This four-day, three-night event takes place in the state’s capital city. Students will have the chance to enhance their leadership skills, engage in team-building exercises, learn about electric cooperatives and how state government works and spend time with other cooperative students from across the state. Students will also work together in teams in a public-speaking contest called the Orator's Arena. Winning students will each win $1,000.

Learn more about the 2024 trip here.

Interested in applying for 2025? Contact your local electric cooperative to learn how to apply.

The next Cooperative Youth Summit will be held July 14-17, 2025.