Leslie T. Posey and Frances U. Posey Foundation

      [Updated June 2008]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:  Administration of this Foundation is moving to Wachovia. Please refer to the information for questions on grant applications, guidelines and administration.

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Cordelia Lee Beattie was a concert violinist who retired to Sarasota and became a musician in the Florida West Coast Symphony.  Mrs. Beattie established this foundation in 1973 in memory of her husband, Edward William Beattie.  The grantor's lifelong interest was in music and fine arts and requested that the Foundation focus on the various area organizations in Sarasota County.

Mr. Posey was an accomplished sculptor with a representational style. Mrs. Posey was also an artist. Mr. Posey established this foundation to provide graduate assistance for art students with a major in either painting or sculpture of the traditional kind. Since 1986, scholarships have been awarded for students studying at the master's level.


 
Average Grant Size $4,500
Average # of Grants 3
Application Deadline March 1st
Notification Date April 15th

               Scholarships for the Academic Year 2008-2009

Scholar and School

Amount

Ms. Teresa Oaxaca and Angel Academy of Art

$   4,500

 

 

Ms. Maya Brodsky and New York Academy of Art

$   4,500

   

Mr. Fereidoun Ghaffari and New York Acacemy of Art

$   4,500

   
   

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Download Posey Application
 

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