Rocky Mountain Rotary Youth Exchange
About Rocky Mountain Rotary Youth Exchange
Rocky Mountain Rotary Youth Exchange is made up of volunteers from Rotary District 5450. Our Rotary District is geographically centered by the Denver-metro area and extends along the I-25 corridor from Mead to Castle Rock and extends from Summit County and Grand County in the west to Fort Morgan and Brush in the east. The map to the right shows the counties in Colorado that make up each of the Rotary Districts.
The first step to applying to be a Rotary Exchange Student is to request an application and to contact your local Rotary Club for an interview. Then students recommended by their local club will be interviewed by the 5450 District Committee. Students selected to participate in the program will then be placed with one of our partner Rotary Youth Exchange Committees.
Upcoming Events
List of Services
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Outbound Applications
January 16
Our Interview Process for 2026-27 School Year is complete - Applications for 2027-28 will be due on November 1, 2026.
Final Applications and Final Fees are due to the Committee on January 16, 2026 for the 2026-2027 School Year.
Click on Study Abroad at the top of the page to request an application.
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RMRYE Annual Ski Weekend
January 31-February 2
Inbound Student Ski Weekend at Copper Mountain - Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Summit County.
More information for Inbound Students to follow privately.
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Short Term Exchange
RMRYE's Short Term Exchange Program is an excellent opportunity for youth age 15-25 to spend time abroad in a variety of situations.
Family to Family direct exchange allows American families to host a foreign student for a couple of weeks and then send their student abroad to live with the foreign student's family for a similar time.
Specialty Tour and Camps are hosted by Rotary Districts around the world and offer unique insights into the culture and specific topics.
For more information visit our STEP page and request an application.
The Madison Middleton Scholarship Fund
The Madison Middleton Scholarship Fund is an annual award of up to $5,000 for outbound students in District 5450 in need of assistance. It is given by the family of the late Madison Middleton from donations collected in her name.
Madison Middleton entered France as a Rotary Youth Exchange student in her junior year of high school and was able to travel abroad for a year to represent our country. She met and became friends with many different kids and Rotarians from around the world, and this truly helped define who she was.
Madison lost her life in a car accident coming home from the University of Northern Colorado for Christmas break where she was studying International Business and French. She will be remembered by all that knew her and was a friend to everyone she met.
Donate
Donations to RMRYE are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by current regulations in the year in which the donation was made. Please check with your employer/human resources office, some companies match donations made and you can easily double your donation.
On me dit que le destin se moque bien de nous, qu’il ne nous donne rien et qu’il nous promet tout.
Life is never simple. We are either blissfully ignorant of the world in our highest moments, or painfully aware of it in our lowest.
Madison Middleton 2010
