Washington, D.C. Youth Tour

Two to three students are selected for this all-expenses-paid, “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” which is funded by the Co-op’s unclaimed capital credits.

This opportunity is part of the larger National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour, which sends about 1,500 high-school students to Washington, D.C., each summer. There, students learn about the history of our country and the role electric cooperatives played in that history. Students also meet with their congressional delegation. Montana sends over 25 students each year to participate in the Youth Tour at no cost to those students.

The applicant’s parent/legal guardian must be a member of Flathead Electric Cooperative, served by the Co-op at their primary residence.

Applicants must be high school sophomores or juniors from schools within the Co-op’s service area, including, but not limited to:

• Bigfork High School
• Columbia Falls High School
• Flathead High School
• Glacier High School
• Libby High School
• Stillwater Christian School
• Whitefish High School
• Homeschool

2025 Youth Tour

Here is what you need to know:

Applications to join the 2024 Youth Tour are open from October 1st until October 31st, 2024

Youth Tour Orientation will begin on June 14th, 2025 in Great Falls

Winners will leave for Washington D.C. on June 15th and return to Great Falls on June 21st, 2025

Youth Tour applications are now closed. Please check back again in October 2025!