Copernicus Cultural Foundation Scholarship

The Copernicus Cultural Foundation was established in 1959 by Edmund Bukolt of Stevens Point. Mr. Bukolt was a longtime area businessman, and president of the Lullabye Furniture Company. He had a strong interest in the musical arts throughout the state of Wisconsin.

The Foundation’s purpose is trifold:

1. To be caretakers for the instruments known as the “Quintet of the Masters.” The Quintet included a violin crafted in 1595 by Amati for King Henry IV of France as well as other instruments (violin, viola, cello and bass) constructed in the mid-1700s. The Amati is on display at the National Music Museum in South Dakota, and the other instruments are currently in the possession of faculty members at UW-Stevens Point.

2. To promote the fine arts through the establishment of scholarships to “students eligible for further study by virtue of their aptitude, talent, and character...in the realm of education and cultural arts.”

3. To aid in the education of Catholic priests in the Diocese of LaCrosse.

The Copernicus Cultural Foundation is comprised of a Board of Directors and meets semi- annually in Stevens Point. The Foundation provides scholarship funds for UWSP music majors and for graduating seniors at Almond-Bancroft, Amherst, Pacelli, Rosholt, and Stevens Point Area Senior High Schools.