Fellowship (Descriptor 2) is the appropriate category of fellowship to professionally recognise individuals from a wide variety of different contexts whose higher education (HE) teaching and/or support for learning practice enables them to evidence all 15 of the PSF 2023 Dimensions to meet the requirements of PSF 2023 Descriptor 2.
Fellowship (Descriptor 2) is for individuals whose practice with learners has breadth and depth, enabling them to evidence all PSF 2023 Dimensions. Effectiveness of practice in teaching and/or support of high-quality learning will need to be demonstrated to meet Descriptor 2 through evidence of the following three criteria statements:
- D2.1 use of all five Professional Values
- D2.2 application of all forms of Core Knowledge
- D2.3 effective and inclusive practice in all five Areas of Activity
Is Fellowship appropriate for you?
Individuals applying for Fellowship might be staff with substantive teaching responsibilities or professional staff with responsibilities to support HE learning across all 15 Dimensions. It is not role dependent; you will need to explore whether you have sufficient evidence of appropriate teaching and or/support for learning practice at the ‘depth and breadth’ required to make a successful application.
If you have not yet completed our free online Fellowship Category Tool, please do this first to ensure that Fellowship is the correct category for you.
How will you apply?
There are two ways of applying:
- The Individual Direct Route to Advance HE: Through submission of an evidenced-based account of practice supported by two referees, which is peer-reviewed. This will incur a fee, paid by yourself or your institution.
- Share final draft application template with your referees
- Send the Supporting Statement template and guidance to your referees
- Use My Advance HE portal to submit your final written application and two Supporting Statements
How to apply via an accredited route:
Please contact your institution to find out if an accredited route to Fellowship is available to you and whether a fee will apply.
How to apply via a direct application:
- Read the PSF 2023
- Complete the Fellowship Category Tool
- Use the Guide to PSF 2023 Dimensions for Fellowship to identify appropriate practice
- Complete the form below to receive an application guidance pack for Fellowship
- Follow the Fellowship applicant guidance to write your application, using the application template provided in the pack
- Share final draft application template with your referees
- Send the Supporting Statement template and guidance to your referee
- Use My Advance HE portal to submit your final written application and two Supporting Statements
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How we can support you
We have a range of services available for those looking for additional support with their Fellowship applications:
- Fellowship Application Builder - The Fellowship Application Builder is a six-week online, self-directed course designed to enable individuals to use their experience of their teaching and supporting learning practice in higher education to develop a direct application for Fellowship.
- The Introduction to Fellowship e-learning course - The course provides the support and guidance to develop an application for one of the four categories of fellowship. This course is available to both individuals and institutions .
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