Consumer & Carer Bursaries

TheMHS Bursaries are offered to Consumers & Carers who wish to attend The Mental Health Services (TheMHS) Conference of Australia and New Zealand. A limited number of Bursaries are offered to each Australian state/territory and to New Zealand. 

TheMHS will offer a mixture of bursaries as follows: 

  • Full Bursaries: Include free registration to the Consumer or Carer Forum and the 3-day conference, as well as flights, transfers and an accommodation allowance. 
  • Partial Bursaries: Include free in-person registration to the Consumer or Carer Forum and the 3-day conference. 
  • Virtual Bursaries: Include free virtual registration to the Consumer or Carer Forum and the 3-day conference. 

NOTE: TheMHS Bursaries are NOT for students. There are concession registration fees for students

To be ELIGIBLE to apply for a TheMHS BURSARY, you must fulfil the following ESSENTIAL CRITERIA: 

  • You identify as a Consumer of Mental Health Services or identify as a Carer of a person with Lived Experience of Mental Illness. 
  • For financial reasons, you would be unable to attend this year’s conference. 

APPLICATIONS CLOSED FOR 2022

For further information, please e-mail info@themhs.org.   

TheMHS Conference bursaries are made possible with long-standing support from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.