Fellowship Category Tool
The Fellowship Category Tool has been designed to assist you in selecting the category of Fellowship that is the closest match to your current practice.
Use this tool to help you decide which category of text to apply for.
Principal Fellowship Support Programmes
We have developed specialist virtual programmes to support individuals as part of a cohort to achieve Principal Fellowship. The programmes will provide guidance, dedicated writing sessions, review of a draft PSF 2023 application with one-to-one feedback, before direct submission to Advance HE. These programmes, led by an experienced PSF 2023 Consultant, will support individuals to develop an application for Principal Fellowship in a structured way over 12 weeks, as part of a cohort, and will be of particular interest to those institutions that currently don’t have accredited provision for this category.
Principal Fellowship Support Programme
Start Date: 28 October 2025
Writing Sessions: 11, 25 November and 9 December 2025
End Date: 3 February 2026
Writing Sessions: 11, 25 November and 9 December 2025
End Date: 3 February 2026
Principal Fellowship Support Programme
Start Date: W/C 12 January 2026
Writing Sessions: W/C 26 January, 9 and 23 February 2026
End Date: W/C 3 April 2026
Writing Sessions: W/C 26 January, 9 and 23 February 2026
End Date: W/C 3 April 2026
Principal Fellow Record of Strategic Educational Impact Support Session (PFRSEI)
This support session is aimed at colleagues who are starting the process of completing their Principal Fellow direct application (Descriptor 4 of the PSF 2023). A strong RSEI is the foundation of a successful application. This session supports participants to identify their strongest examples of strategic leadership and and use these to structure an effective application
Principal Fellowship is for individuals who can demonstrate a sustained record of effectiveness in strategic leadership of high-quality learning. They should be able to show that this leadership has had an extensive impact within or beyond an institution or across a discipline or profession.
Participants will be asked to complete a template in order to collate their most significant strategic leadership activities drawn from recent practice (normally within the last five to seven years). Participants will receive constructive feedback in a virtual one-to-one, one-hour session with an experienced Advance HE PSF Consultant / Reviewer to help them progress their Principal Fellow application.
Interested participants can register their interest to receive a directed template to complete and will be contacted directly to arrange a convenient time for a virtual one-to-one session with the reviewer.
Introduction to Fellowship e-learning course
The Introduction to Fellowship e-learning course is a short, self-paced, asynchronous, online course of four parts, designed to support fellowship applicants by providing a comprehensive understanding of what fellowship is and why it is beneficial to apply. The course provides the support and guidance to develop an application for one of the four categories of fellowship (Associate Fellowship, Fellowship, Senior Fellowship and Principal Fellowship). This course is available for purchase by institutions and individuals.
