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? Get started here.

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