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The Advance Higher Education (AHE) Fellowship is an internationally recognised program.
Advance HE works with partners across the globe to improve higher education for staff, students and society. AHE Fellowship is for academic staff who teach and/or support learning and professional staff who support learning at Australian Qualifications Framework level 5 and above.
Obtaining AHE Fellowship requires demonstration of sustained activity relating to teaching, learning support, and/or provision of continuing professional development aligned to the Professional Standards Framework 2023 (PSF 2023).
2026 Applications open: 19 January 26
2026 Applications close: 9 March 26
Discover the inspiring success stories of colleagues who have earned Fellowship with Advance Higher Education (Higher Education Academy) through the support of our Teaching Academy’s fellowship development program. Each recipient has achieved this milestone with access to our dedicated mentoring, guidance, and tailored resources.
Fellowships are awarded in four categories:
This is suitable for staff who are relatively new to a role in teaching and/or support for learning or may have a limited teaching portfolio.
For example, sessional/part-time staff or early career researchers with some teaching responsibilities.
They may be new or experienced staff with specific roles supporting HE learning such as technicians, librarians, professional staff, learning technologists, careers advisors, etc.
This is suitable for staff with substantive teaching responsibilities or professional staff with responsibilities to support HE learning.
This is suitable for staff who lead and influence HE academic practice and higher education learning in various settings.
Working with and through ‘others’ (e.g., colleagues, peers, mentees, etc.), they operate to support, guide and initiate change or lead/influence enhancement of practice in a wide range of global contexts.
This is suitable for highly experienced individuals whose practice involves a sustained record of effectiveness in strategic leadership of high-quality learning and extensive impact.
The UKPSF sets out the knowledge, skills, and behaviours demonstrated by those teaching and/or supporting higher education learning.
You can work through a series of questions to decide your fellowship category. Please see the Fellowship Category Tool.
You are required to complete certain elements for each category of submission. You will always provide evidence of your work meeting the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF).
We are currently reviewing the received Expression of Interest (EOI). These will undergo a two‑stage review process involving assessment by the Teaching Academy followed by final review and endorsement from the relevant Faculty Executive Dean or leadership team.
If staff are not eligible for funding or not successful with obtaining funding support in any given year, they can consider self-funding their fellowship application at full cost. For further information regarding the costs, please refer directly to the AHE website at https://www.advance-he.ac.uk.
Self-funded applicants can still participate in the professional development offered via the Teaching Academy.
Below are the application costs, with approximate costs in Australian dollars based on the exchange rate on 20 January 2026:
If you choose to self-fund, you can still participate in the professional development offered via the Teaching Academy.
Please reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance.