Youth Ambassador Program

Earn Scholarships While Sharing Your Youth Tour Experience!

If you attended the 2025 Iowa Youth Tour, you’re eligible to become a Youth Ambassador—a leadership opportunity that lets you stay involved with your cooperative, share your experience, and earn up to $6,000 in scholarships!

💵 How to Qualify for the $1,000 Youth Ambassador Scholarship

To enter the $1,000 scholarship drawing, you must:

1. Have attended the 2025 Iowa Youth Tour.

2. Register by July 31, 2025 using the application form provided.
   👉 Apply Here

3. Complete all four of the following activities:

   • Participate in a community event with your local cooperative.
     (Examples: speak at a local club, help with a food drive, join a parade, host a booth at a co-op event, etc. Contact your co-op coordinator for ideas.)

   • Post on social media once per month from August 1, 2025 to April 15, 2026 using #IAYTDC on Facebook or Instagram.
     (Share Youth Tour memories, energy tips, leadership quotes, etc. Tag Iowa Youth Tour and your local co-op!)

   • Give a presentation at your high school about Iowa Youth Tour.
     (Homeschooled students may present to their homeschool group, church, FFA, or 4-H.)

   • Attend your co-op’s annual meeting and be recognized.
     (If your co-op doesn’t hold an in-person meeting during this timeframe, contact your coordinator for alternatives.)

💵💵 How to Qualify for the $5,000 Youth Ambassador Scholarship

To enter the $5,000 scholarship drawing, you must:

1. Complete all four activities required for the $1,000 scholarship.

2. Complete additional activities from the list below:

✅ Choose from These Activities:

• Job shadow at your local co-op

• Attend a co-op board meeting

• Participate in an additional co-op community event

• Record a 1-minute video about your Youth Tour experience

• Create and share social media content from the trip

• Recommend 3 students for the 2026 Iowa Youth Tour

• Meet with a school leader to share your Youth Tour experience

• Send your top 3 Youth Tour photos to your co-op coordinator

• Host a National Voter Registration Day event at your school

• Plan an event with your co-op for International Co-op Month (October)

• Write an article for your co-op’s newsletter about Youth Tour

🎓 Why Participate?

• Build leadership and communication skills

• Stay connected with your cooperative and community

• Share your story and inspire future Youth Tour delegates

• Scholarships money

Have questions or need help getting started? Reach out to your co-op coordinator or contact Shelly York or Thresa Stone at the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today and start your journey as a Youth Ambassador!