The Mississippi Nurses Foundation provides scholarships, stipends, and grants to nursing students and registered nurses throughout the state of Mississippi who are pursuing degrees in nursing.

 

$5,000 Mississippi Car Tag Stipend Program

$5,000 in stipends are made available to nursing students and nurses pursuing an advanced degree in nursing in the state of Mississippi through the Nurses Car Tag Program. Opens April 1, 2024 – Deadline June 7, 2024

The Student Information form (link provided under Important Documents) and attachments must be received by Friday, June 7th, 2024 for your application to be considered complete!

  • Student Information form (list Nurses License Plate Number)

  • List MS Nursing License Number (applies to Masters and PhD level students)

  • Letter of Enrollment verification letter from SON with date of completion

  • OFFICIAL transcript of college credit (sealed envelope from registrar’s office or official e-scrip)

  • Three letters of reference

  • 500 word essay

  • Documents can be mailed to 31 Woodgreen Place, Madison, MS 39110, or emailed to foundation@msnurses.org

 

The 2023-2024 Car Tag Stipend Recipients

Associate Degree Nursing Program

Atika Byrd
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Chloe Corkern
Southwest Mississippi Community College

Tirisha Fort
Itawamba Community College

Emma Reno
Holmes Community College

Blair Whittle
East Central Mississippi Community College

Devon Wigington
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Taliyah Wilson
East Mississippi Community College

Masters Nursing Program

Jayla Collins
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Carley May
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Lakesia Sutton
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Sharron Taylor
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Baccalaureate Nursing Program

Giovana Casagrande
University of Southern Mississippi

Madelane Combest
Mississippi University for Women

Gabrielle Hunt
Delta State University

Celeste Knighton
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Laura Logue
Mississippi University for Women

Allison Martin
University of Mississippi Medical Center

Alli Robinson
Mississippi University for Women

Mikayla Staszefski
Delta State University

Abigail Youngblood
Mississippi University for Women

Doctoral Program

Lisa Latham
William Carey University

Amy Mobley
University of Southern Mississippi

Jessica Pickens
University of Mississippi Medical Center

 

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