Scholarships
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.
Covid-19 Support for Nursing Student
Funding to assist nursing students (ADN, BSN, MSN, DNP, PH.D) whose education and lives have been directly impacted by Covid-19. The fund will support nursing students statewide who need financial or technology assistance to complete their degree. This support is made possible by the Car Tag Program- NURSES TOUCH LIVES.
The COVID-19 Nursing Student Support Fund will provide a one-time stipend to nursing students. Priority will be given to students within one year of graduation. With $15,000 available, 30 awards in the amount of $500 will be awarded to nursing students.
Applications must be received by July 30, 2020. Students selected for funding will be notified by August 14, 2020. – CLOSED
MNF COVID-19 Support for Nursing Students 2020.pdf
MNF COVID-19 Support for Nursing Students 2020 Criteria
Mississippi Car Tag Stipend Program
$5,000 in stipends are made available to nursing students and nurses pursuing an advance degree in nursing in the state of Mississippi through the Nurses Car Tag Program.
Opens April 1, 2021 – Deadline June 11, 2021
Criteria – Stipend for AD BS Students 2020
Criteria – Stipend Masters Doctoral 2020
Student Information-Stipend 2020
The 2020-2021 Car Tag Stipend Recipients
Associate Degree Nursing Program
Kathryn Henson
Hinds Community College
Candance King
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Joseph Noll
East Mississippi Community College
Anna Simmons
Itawamba Community College
Maggie Spencer
Mississippi University for Women
Baccalaureate Nursing Program
Courtney Dees
Delta State University
Bertha Eddie
Mississippi University for Women
Abbie Kate Frazier
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Daija Gilbert
Alcorn State University
Tierney Holmes
Alcorn State University
Morgan McPhail
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Courtney Sanders
William Carey University
Marion Sapen
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jamie Shelby
Mississippi College
Shakeria Smith
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Emily Trollinger
Mississippi University for Women
Caylee Yelverton
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Masters Nursing Program
Amy Dykman
William Carey University
Miranda Hutchins
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jenne King
William State University
Jennifer Moffett
Mississippi University for Women
Meagan Thornton
Mississippi College
Doctoral Program
Marlana McFarland
Mississippi University for Women
Eileen S. and Earl C. Whittemore Advance Practiced/Nurse Practitioner Scholarship
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 Date – July 9, 2021
2020 Eileen S. and Earl C. Whittemore Fund Application
2019 Eileen S. and Earl C. Whittemore Advance Practiced/Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Recipient:
Bailee Rayborn of Bay St. Louis, MS
University of Mississippi Medical Center
MNF PhD Research Grants
MNF will provide up to $10,000 in research grants. Applicants must be currently enrolled and in good standing in a PhD Nursing program in Mississippi; must be a resident of Mississippi; and must be a member of the Mississippi Nurses Association (MNA).
2020 MNF PhD Research Award Guidelines
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Melissa Klamm
University of Mississippi Medical Center
The Georgia Ann Benard Hall Award of Excellence
This $2000 scholarship is given in honor of Georgia Ann Benard Hall to a Mississippi nursing student every year.
Opens September 1st – Deadline November 13, 2020.
2020 Georgia Ann Benard Hall Award of Excellence Scholarship Recipient:
Courtney Williams-Sanders
William Carey University
2020 Georgia Ann Bernard Hall Award of Excellence Criteria
Arthur L. Davis Scholarly Writing Scholarship
$1,000 scholarship awarded to an RN who is a member of MNA and enrolled in a doctoral nursing program in Mississippi
2020 Arthur L. Davis Scholarly Writing Scholarship Criteria
Deadline is December 4, 2020
The Hiawatha and Eunice Northington Memorial Scholarship $1,000 Scholarship
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 excellence of medical care to these patients in their sunset years.
Deadline – November 20, 2020
2019 Hiawatha and Eunice Northington Memorial Scholarship Recipient:
Taylor McMurtrey
William Carey University
2020 Hiawatha and Eunice Northington Memorial Scholarship Criteria
The Brantley-Fletcher Award of Hope Book Scholarship
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 EXTENDED to December 18, 2020
2020 Brantley-Fletcher Award of Hope Book Scholarship Recipient:
Shakeria Smith
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2020 Brantley-Fletcher Award of Hope Scholarship Criteria
Nurse Oneita Dongieux Award for Excellence
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 5, 2021
2020 Nurse Oneita Dongieux Award for Excellence Scholarship Recipients:
Alexandra Medlin
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Laken Windham
Jones College
2021 Oneita Dongieux Award for Excellence Criteria
Betty Dickson Health Policy Award
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.
2021 Betty Dickson Health Policy Scholarship Criteria
2021 Scholarship Information Form
Opens December 1 – Deadline is February 5, 2021
2019 Betty Dickson Health Policy Award Recipient
Dana Armstrong, Belhaven University
Martha Douglas Memorial Scholarship
2021 Martha Douglas Scholarship Criteria
Opens December 1st – Deadline is February 12, 2021
2020 Martha Douglas Memorial Scholarship Recipient
Karlee Adams, Mississippi University for Women
Mississippi Nurses Foundation School of Nursing Scholarship
SON 1000 scholarship criteria 2021
SON 1000 Scholarship Application 2021
Opens January 1, 2021 – Deadline is March 12, 2021
This $1,000 scholarship is for nursing students enrolled in an accredited Associate or Baccalaureate Nursing Program in Mississippi.
Congratulations to the 2020 Winners of the MNF School of Nursing Scholarship!
| Alcorn State University | Shymia Drake and Angela Jackson ($500 each) |
| Belhaven University | Amber Hyde |
| Coahoma Community College | Vanessa Taylor |
| Delta State University | Karlee Avery |
| East Central Community College | Camryn McCraw |
| East Mississippi Community College | Angela Allen |
| Hinds Community College | Megan Thompson |
| Holmes Community College | Kadedra Luckett |
| Itawamba Community College | Logan Scott Lyle |
| Jones County Jr. College | Mallory Malone |
| Meridian Community College | Parker Rigby |
| Mississippi College | Cameron Walters |
| Mississippi Delta Community College | Tambranecia Beckworth |
| Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College | Shirley Ely |
| Mississippi University for Women | Sydney Thompson and Sarah Leflore ($500 each) |
| Northeast Mississippi Community College | Jeremy Borden |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Kenneth Foster |
| Pearl River Community College | Ramey Cochran |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | Ashleigh Molaison |
| UMMC School of Nursing | Marquisia Walls |
| William Carey University | Jennifer Robbins |
To learn more about the Mississippi Nurses Foundation scholarships, please call 601-898-0850.