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Youth to Washington Essay Contest
Co-op students can win a free trip to our nation's capital with Youth Tour.
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Scholarship Drawing Information
Tour: June 17-24, 2027
The student must be a junior or senior in high school in the fall of 2027. (Currently a sophomore or junior)
The student cannot be a prior winner of the youth tour.
The student and/or parent or guardian must be served by a rural electric cooperative that is a member of the Montana Electric Cooperatives’ Association.
The student must write an essay on the following topic:
"If you could build a monument in Washington, D.C., who would you honor and why?"
Essays should include a cover page with the student’s name, address, telephone number and the cooperative’s name and a copy of the application.
Cooperatives may run an applicant's essay through an AI detection program. Use of AI could prevent the application from being considered.
Participants will visit monuments and historic sites throughout Washington, D.C., participate in the cooperative Youth Day, and meet Montana's federal senators and representatives.
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The 2026 youth tour was awarded to Sicily Scalese
Tour includes a pre-trip orientation session in Great Falls. One student from Fergus Electric Cooperative, as well as one student selected by the Montana Electric Cooperatives' Association from all essays submitted, will win an all-expenses-paid trip on the Youth Tour.