Tae E. Lee Scholarship (OSOTF)

This award was created in honour of Tae E. Lee

Award Overview

Value of the award:
Minimum $1,000
up to the maximum stipulated in the OUA and USports rules and regulations
Number of awards:
Minimum 2
(one to a national taekwondo team member, a varsity taekwondo team member, a provincial taekwondo team member or an instructor or participant in uOttawa recreational taekwondo programs, and one to a varsity student-athlete)
Award frequency:
Annual
Level or program of study:
All levels
Application Type:
Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone.
Application Deadline:
November 2
Renewable:
No

Purpose of this Award

To provide financial assistance to student athletes whose education would otherwise be compromised.  

Eligibility Criteria

The candidate must:

  1. be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident or a person with the protected/refugee status
  2. be registered as a full-time student at the University of Ottawa
  3. be an Ontario resident, as per OSAP rules
  4. demonstrate financial need, as determined by the Financial Aid and Awards Service
  5. be a student-athlete, as per OUA, RSEQ and USports regulations, and a member of a GeeGees varsity team at the University of Ottawa
OR

be, in order of priority, a national taekwondo team member attending the University, a varsity taekwondo team member attending the University (if and when such a team is established), a member of the provincial taekwondo team attending the University, or an instructor or participant in recreational taekwondo programs within Sports Services at uOttawa

How to Apply

Multiple Awards Program

To be considered for this award, candidates must apply to Varsity Student-Athlete Scholarships (99935).

Applications must be submitted in the Online Scholarship and Bursaries portal, accessible via uoZone, and must include:

  1. Taekwondo applicants :
    • the Financial Questionnaire
    • proof of membership on a national taekwondo team, on a varsity taekwondo team or on a provincial taekwondo team 

OR

    • proof of employment or registration in a recreational taekwondo program offered by Sports Services at the University of Ottawa


    2.  Gee-Gees varsity student-athlete applicants : 

    • the Financial Questionnaire


About this Award

The fund was established in honour of Tae E. Lee in recognition of his involvement in the development and the promotion of amateur sports and his long-term relationship with the University of Ottawa. Mr. Lee founded Taekwondo in the Ottawa region in 1977, was instrumental in obtaining official sport status for Taekwondo in Canada, and actively sought for the inclusion of WTF Taekwondo in the Olympics. At the time of the fund’s creation, he was President of the WTF Taekwondo Association of Canada and one of the highest ranking instructors in Canada.  He served as a Director of the Canadian Olympic Association from 1988 to 2002. Mr. Lee authored and co-authored numerous books, pamphlets and media articles pertaining to Taekwondo.

The donor thanks the Government of Ontario and the Alumni Association for their matching contributions.