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
Up to $5,000 in stipends are made available to nursing students and nurses pursuing a degree in nursing in the state of Mississippi through the Nurses Car Tag Program. Opens April, 2026 – Deadline July 30, 2026
The Student Information form (link provided under Important Documents) and attachments must be received by Thursday, July 31st, 2025 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@msnursesfoundation.org
The 2025-2026 Car Tag Stipend Recipients
Associate Degree Nursing Program
Katherine Smith
Jones College
Alexandra West
Holmes Community College
Masters Nursing Program
Sarah Caroline Henderson
University of Mississippi Medical Center
April Hosch
William Carey University
Stacey Lewis
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Ashli Vandiver
Mississippi University for Women
Mandy Wedgeworth
Mississippi University for Women
Kaylyn Williamson
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Baccalaureate Nursing Program
Ashton Blair
University of Southern Mississippi
Payne Graves
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Brooklyn Leverette
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Madelyn Harris
University of Southern Mississippi
Kate McClatchy
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Emma Scruggs
Mississippi University for Women
Jennifer Smith
Mississippi University for Women
Taylor Stamps
Mississippi College
Madison Sweatt
Blue Mountain Christian University
Merritt Wolfe
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Doctoral Program
Amanda Hodges
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Kizmet Jones
Delta State University
Yoshie Lilley
Delta State University
LaTajah Williams
Delta State University