Physical rehabilitation and wellness
Working out can benefit both your mental and physical health.
Mates4Mates offers a range of physical rehabilitation and wellbeing services in both individual and group settings to improve the lives of veterans and their families. These include:
- access to gyms, personal training sessions and appointments with an exercise physiologist
- yoga and Pilates
- remedial massage
- cycling and walking groups.
"When I go into Mates4Mates I don’t need to justify who I am or where I’ve been or what I’ve done. I don’t need to worry about being judged. It’s that kind of environment that has helped me back on track. It’s given me goals to work towards, and that’s exactly what I needed." – A veteran on how Mates4Mates impacted his life.
There are 20 scholarships for studies commencing or being undertaken in 2020. Each one is valued at up to $4,000 a year for up to three years.
The provision of scholarship funding is managed within strict guidelines.
To be eligible, you must be:
- an ex-serving Defence member
- ineligible for other Defence education and training assistance
- not in regular, full-time employment
- enrolled or planning to enrol in an undergraduate, tertiary or vocational training course
- able to demonstrate hardship or vulnerability since transitioning from ADF.
Purpose:
The application process is to allow partners of former and current Australian Defence Force (ADF) members to apply for scholarships under the RSL Partner Scholarship program. This program is supportive of education and training courses to aid in partners’ employability.
Assessment of Applications:
Your application will be acknowledged via email once received by RSL Queensland. All application forms submitted will be checked to confirm the applicant and proposed education and training course meets the intent and eligibility criteria of the program.
Completing your Form:
All mandatory fields and submission of forms outlined in this application must be completed in order to be assessed by RSL Queensland. Incomplete or partially completed forms will be returned to applicants.
Outcome of Applications:
Applicants will be notified via email of the outcome at the conclusion of the assessment.
Your Responsibility:
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that they have read the RSL Partner Scholarship Guidelines and that their request meets the intent and eligibility criteria of the program.
Approved applicants must advise RSL Queensland (partnerships@rslqld.org) of any subsequent changes in circumstances relating to:
a) change in relationship statusb) change to residential location
c) change in employment status
d) change to approved study (including fee alterations)
Applicants should be aware that giving false or misleading information may lead to rejection of the application.
Application Assistance:
Should assistance be required in completing the form, email RSL Queensland (partnerships@rslqld.org).
