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The Advance Higher Education (AHE) Fellowship is an internationally recognised program.
The Advance HE (AHE) Fellowship is awarded by Advance HE, a member-led charity for the sector that works with global partners to improve higher education for staff, students, and society. AHE Fellowship demonstrates your commitment to and standing in teaching and learning in Higher Education. Academic staff who teach and/or support learning and professional staff who support learning at Australian Qualifications Framework level 5 and above can apply for the fellowship. Obtaining an AHE Fellowship requires the demonstration of sustained activity relating to teaching, learning support, and/or provision of continuing professional development in higher education.
Teaching academics and professional staff who support learning are welcome to apply for a fellowship.
These categories are based on descriptors of the Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023).
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).
DLT will have up to 15 funded fellowship places available in 2026, which are subject to a competitive selection process. EOIs will open early in the new year (and close in March 2026). The process will be coordinated and owned by DLT with input from the Faculties/Schools into the review of EOIs and decision making process. We'll share more details on the new process in 2026. The Teaching Academy will support applicants by providing guidance, feedback on applications, and allocating a mentor.