{"id":38452,"date":"2023-08-28T07:49:51","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T12:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gosemo.com\/?page_id=38452"},"modified":"2024-02-02T08:21:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T14:21:48","slug":"youth-scholarships-trips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gosemo.com\/community\/youth-scholarships-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Scholarships &#038; Trips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Operation Round Up Youth Scholarships<\/h2>\n<p>The 2024 application period is now closed.<\/p>\n<p>In May 2023, 92 students were each awarded a $650 scholarship Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nxtbook.com\/nxtbooks\/ruralmissouri\/202307\/index.php?dyn=Semo#\/p\/D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rural Missouri &#8211; June 2023<\/a>. A total of $59,800 is due to Operation Round-Up, a program that rounds up a member&#8217;s bill to the nearest dollar. Since its beginning in 2008, $1,122,650 has been awarded to help area youth succeed in life. Scholarships are for high school seniors whose parent(s) or legal guardian(s) is a member-owner of SEMO Electric Cooperative.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Operation Round Up Scholarships SEMO Electric Cooperative\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/51HX8DPNrqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>One might think the penny has lost its power in today\u2019s economy. However, a few pennies can make a real impact on education. The student can receive the SEMO Electric Foundation Scholarship only one time. It is not renewable. The scholarship monies will be awarded prior to the upcoming 2023 fall semester or quarter with the student\u2019s valid proof of enrollment as a full-time student at the accredited college, university, or vocational school by June 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Operation Round-Up is a program that rounds up a member&#8217;s bill to the nearest dollar. Participating in Operation Round-Up is easy. Each month, SEMO Electric simply &#8220;rounds up&#8221; the electric bill of participating members to the next highest dollar. For example, a member&#8217;s monthly bill of $52.73 would be rounded up to $53, with the additional 27 cents going to the Operation Round-Up. Donations are tax-deductible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosemo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-Scholarship-Application.pdf\">2024 Scholarship Application<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>CYCLE Tour and Youth Tour Trips<\/h2>\n<p>The 2024 application period is now closed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gosemo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024-Cycle-and-Youth-Tour-Application.pdf\">2024 Cycle and Youth Tour Application<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"faqs-list accordion\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38489\" class=\"accordion-item post-38489 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-youth-scholarships\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>What&#8217;s the CYCLE Tour?<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SEMO's high school sophomores are eligible for the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives' Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience (CYCLE) Tour. It is a three-day leadership program with other Missouri students at Jefferson City.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38488\" class=\"accordion-item post-38488 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-youth-scholarships\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>What&#8217;s the Youth Tour?<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SEMO's high school juniors are eligible for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour. More than 1,500 students from all across America take part in the Youth Tour experience each year, and so can you! Travel to Washington, D.C., where you will meet your U.S. Representatives and Senators. This unique trip will give you the opportunity to watch history come alive as you explore the museums, memorials, and monuments with students from your state. You will meet student leaders from nearly every state and hear dynamic leaders on Youth Day. Bottom line, you will make friendships that will last a lifetime and be part of a group that has more than 50,000 alumni in every walk of life including U.S. Senators and CEOs. The promo video below gives an overview of the experience. Check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nxtbook.com\/nxtbooks\/ruralmissouri\/202208\/index.php?dyn=SemoElectric#\/p\/L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rural Missouri - August 2022 article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2012 Youth Tour Promo\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jyZfbXfvhoY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operation Round Up Youth Scholarships The 2024 application period is now closed. In May 2023, 92 students were each awarded a $650 scholarship Visit Rural Missouri &#8211; June 2023. A total of $59,800 is due to Operation Round-Up, a program that rounds up a member&#8217;s bill to the nearest dollar. 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