Student Art Contest

Indiana’s electric cooperatives and their statewide magazine, Indiana Connection, invite students to enter the Cooperative Student Art Contest.

Each year, 13 first-place winners and honorable mention winners have their artwork featured and receive cash prizes.

Who is eligible?

Indiana public, private or home-schooled students in kindergarten through 12th grade during the 2025-26 school year.

What are the prizes?

• A first-place artist will be selected for each grade, K-12, and will receive $100. 
• Additional artists will earn honorable mention awards and will receive $50.
• An “Artist of the Year” will be selected from the first-place winners and receive an additional $100.

What are the details?

• A complete set of rules and required entry forms are available by visiting org/for-youth/art-contest.
• Entry deadline is February 27, 2026.
• Questions? Contact Karlee Gable, 317.408.7903 or youth@indianaec.org.

Camp Kilowatt

Do you know a sixth-grade student who wants to learn more about electricity and attend a fun, educational summer camp?

Make sure they know about this program!

Indiana’s electric cooperatives are accepting applications from sixth-grade students (entering seventh grade in the fall of 2026) for Camp Kilowatt. Each year, students who attend camp have the opportunity to gain knowledge about the electric cooperative industry and electricity, participate in fun summer activities, and make new friends.

Camp Kilowatt is a three-night, four-day overnight camp hosted at Happy Hollow Children’s Camp in Nashville, Indiana, and will take place July 26-29, 2026. Students will meet at Happy Hollow Children’s Camp the afternoon of July 26 and immediately jump into fun activities and start making new friends. Each year, the camp committee works to develop a well-rounded schedule to strike a balance between education and fun. Activities include a live-line demonstration, bucket truck rides, circuit boards, canoeing, archery, horseback riding, and more.

Students will be selected based on applications submitted to their electric cooperative. All applicants must be sponsored by an electric cooperative, have completed sixth grade and are enrolled in seventh grade, and have adequate transportation to and from Happy Hollow Children’s Camp in Nashville, Indiana. Home-schooled students are eligible to apply.

Click HERE to view the application. Applications are due by May 1, 2026.

Indiana Youth Tour

Students entering their senior year in 2026 are eligible to participate in an unforgettable educational adventure to Washington, D.C.

Each June, Indiana’s electric cooperatives sponsor a group of high school students entering their senior year to embark on a life-changing education adventure to Washington D.C. Highlights of this seven-day trip include visits to historic monuments and museums, meetings with Indiana’s congressional delegation on Capitol Hill, opportunities to make lifelong friends, and much more. Application deadline is Feburary 13, 2026. Applications are currently closed.