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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, 2022 – Deadline June 10, 2022
The 2021-2022 Car Tag Stipend Recipients
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Associate Degree Nursing Program
Logan Cuevas
Pearl River Community CollegeRosalind McChriston-Williams
Meridian Community CollegeHanna Wilcher
East Central Community College -
Baccalaureate Nursing Program
Makiyah Buckley
William Carey UniversityCasea Cheatham
University of Mississippi Medical CenterSamuel Hartnett
University of Mississippi Medical CenterAlexa Perkins
Mississippi College -
Masters Nursing Program
Ashanta Jones
Alcorn State UniversityDonnie Lovell
Mississippi University for WomenTina McDyess
University of Southern MississippiKatherine Shook
Mississippi University for Women -
Doctoral Program
Amanda Criswell
University of Mississippi Medical CenterChristy McGregor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Additional Scholarships
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Dr. Marcia Rachel was an amazing nurse that impacted many nursing students as a nursing instructor at Mississippi College, the University of Southern Mississippi, William Carey University, Pearl River Community College, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she ended her outstanding nursing career as the Associate Dean of academic programs at the school of nursing. Deadline July 8, 2022
2022 Marcia Rachel Excellence in Leadership Award Criteria
2022 Marcia Rachel Excellence in Leadership Information Form
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Cassie Austin
Mississippi University for WomenNia Thompson Day
Alcorn State University -
Mrs. Irma Brinkley Lane and Dr. Sarah Mazique Ware are retired nurses with greater than 35 years of experience each. They met in the undergraduate nursing program at Alcorn State University and have worked together and kept in touch over the years. Lane and Ware value community service. They have been, and continue to be, involved in the health promotion and maintenance within their local and regional communities. Deadline July 8, 2022
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MNF and The Gulf Coast Community Foundation will award $2,500 to an APRN student on behalf of the Eileen S. and Earl C. Whittemore, Jr Fund. The applicant must be a member of MNA and be a resident of Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone, or George County. Deadline July 8, 2022
2022 Eileen S. and Earl C. Whittemore Fund Application
2019 Scholarship Recipient
Bailee Rayborn of Bay St. Louis, MS
University of Mississippi Medical Center -
MNF will provide up to $10,000 in research grants. Applicants must be currently enrolled and in good standing in a Ph.D. Nursing program in Mississippi; must be a resident of Mississippi, and must be a member of the Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA). Opens May 1st – Deadline July 8, 2022
2022 MNF Ph.D. Research Award Guidelines
2020 Grant Recipients
Amanda Criswell
University of Mississippi Medical CenterMelissa Klamm
University of Mississippi Medical Center -
This $2000 scholarship is given in honor of Georgia Ann Benard Hall to a Mississippi nursing student every year. Opens September 1st – Deadline EXTENDED TO November 19, 2021.
2021 Georgia Ann Bernard Hall Award of Excellence Criteria
2020 Scholarship Recipient
Courtney Williams-Sanders
William Carey University -
A $1,000 scholarship is awarded to an RN who is a member of MNA and enrolled in a doctoral nursing program in Mississippi. Deadline July 8, 2022
2022 Arthur L. Davis Scholarly Writing Scholarship Criteria REOPEN
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This scholarship established by LaDonna Northington, Monica Northington, and Hiawatha Northington II, in memory of their dear parents, is designed to assist Nurse or Nurse Practitioner students who will work with geriatric clients to assure the excellence of medical care to these patients in their sunset years. Deadline July 8, 2022
2022 -REOPEN Hiawatha and Eunice Northington Memorial Scholarship criteria
2022 -REOPEN Student Information Form
2019 Hiawatha and Eunice Northington Memorial Scholarship Recipient:
Taylor McMurtrey
William Carey University -
This $250 scholarship is given in honor and memory of Earlene “Bobbie” Brantley and Allie Mae Fletcher to a Mississippi nursing student. Opens October 1st – Deadline December 10, 2021
2021 Brantley-Fletcher Award of Hope Scholarship Criteria
2020 Scholarship Recipient
Shakeria Smith
University of Mississippi Medical Center -
This $500 scholarship is awarded to a nursing student enrolled in good academic standing at one of Mississippi schools of nursing. Opens December 1 – Deadline February 4, 2022
2022 Oneita Dongieux Award for Excellence Criteria
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Eli Brand – University of Southern Mississippi
Abbey Climer – University of Mississippi Medical Center -
Up to $2,000 to attend a national health policy meeting/conference. (Airline accommodations, if needed, hotel accommodations, conference cost, food, and gratuity.) MNF will reimburse after all receipts have been received. Opens December 1 – Deadline February 4, 2022
2022 Betty Dickson Health Policy Scholarship Criteria
2022 Scholarship Information Form
Award Recipient
Dana Armstrong
Belhaven University -
Opens December 1st – Deadline February 11, 2022
2022 Martha Douglas Scholarship Criteria
2021 Scholarship Recipient
Vanessa Stone
William Carey University -
This $1,000 scholarship is for nursing students enrolled in an accredited Associate or Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Mississippi. Deadline September 30, 2021
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This $1,000 scholarship is for nursing students enrolled in an accredited Associate or Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Mississippi. Opens January 1, 2022 – Deadline March 11, 2022
SON 1000 scholarship criteria 2022
SON 1000 Scholarship Application 2022
Winners of the MNF 2021 School of Nursing Scholarship
Daija Gilbert & Jaquala Patrick ($500 each)
Alcorn State UniversityAshley Carson & Shaidrika Spencer ($500 each)
Belhaven UniversityJessica Montgomery
Coahoma Community CollegeAmber Letcher
Copiah-Lincoln Community CollegeKadraya Johnson
Delta State UniversityKayla Clark
East Central Community CollegeBrittany Murphy
East Mississippi Community CollegeAnna Grace Attkisson
Hinds Community CollegeEugenia Heney
Holmes Community CollegeBertoldo Zumaya
Itawamba Community CollegeBobbi Gamble
Jones CollegeMichelle Eakes
Meridian Community CollegeLane Oxner
Mississippi CollegeLateisha Young
Mississippi Delta Community CollegeAshley Elizabeth Cash
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community CollegeAlaina Newby
Mississippi University for WomenMelissa Skelton
Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeChanz Crawford
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeMolly Bartee
Pearl River Community CollegeKelsey Wilkinson & Fall 2021 student TBA ($500 each)
Southwest Mississippi Community CollegeMakenzie Byrd
UMMC School of NursingM’Tajia Altman
University of Southern MississippiCrystal Locklar
William Carey University