About HEA Fellowships

Welcome to the Fellowship in Higher Education Helper pages for UoA staff! 

This course is designed specifically to help staff who are looking to submit a fellowship application to HEA. The materials available in this Canvas course relate mainly to Associate Fellow (AFHEA), Fellow (FHEA) and Senior Fellow (SFHEA). Candidates for Principal Fellowship, please contact either Rhiannon or Marion for further resources beyond the ones in the Module.

The Advance HE website can be a pain to navigate - this Canvas course makes life easier by centralising all the documents into one place, plus there are some further resources that we found useful in the past and that helped candidates to structure their writing.

A selection of  guidance documents and templates  can be found under Modules which are taken straight from the Advance HE website Links to an external site. for the most common Fellowship applications Fellow and Senior Fellow. For others (Associate Fellow and Principal Fellow) under the PSF 2023 please order your information pack directly from Advance HE. 

All Advance HE Fellowship applications are now informed by the PSF 2023 (applications under the previous version of the PSF framework are no longer accepted.

One of the key challenges faced by many applicants is incorporating pedagogical research into their submission. In order to help with this, a reading list is available (please note that this list in the process of being updated) with some useful academic sources which you may want to use to supplement your reflections. 

Feel free to start discussions and let us know  if there is anything you think would be useful to add to the pages by emailing either: 

• Rhiannon Lloyd rhiannon.lloyd@auckland.ac.nz (for Fellowship candidates in the Business School) or
• Marion Blumenstein m.blumenstein@auckland.ac.nz (for candidates in the Faculty of Science)

Helper Pages

The links below are just a snapshot of guides to help you get started. Please consult the Modules in this Canvas course for more materials.

To learn more about the different levels of HEA Fellowship check out the Fellowship Category Tool 2023 | Advance HE (advance-he.ac.uk) Links to an external site. or Rhiannon's flow chart Choosing a Level.

• For Application tips, see How to get Started 
• For help on being reflective see, Reflective Practice 
• For How to apply, submit and fees, see Application Process - submission and fees
• For excellent ILT (Innovative L&T Group, Business School) resources and readings go to: 
  • Resources from ILT
  • Writing Workshop presentation from ILT Download Writing Workshop presentation from ILT
• Rhiannon has written a "5 Errors to Avoid" segment based on her experiences reviewing applications. These things can be handy to think of even before you start writing. 

Introducing Advance HE / HEA Fellowships

HEA Fellowships are embedded in UK Higher Education and have been adopted by increasing numbers of HE institutions globally, from the Americas to Australasia. A Fellowship demonstrates the personal and institutional commitment to professionalism in tertiary education at four different categories (AF, F, SF, PF). Individuals are recognized for their T & L practice, impact and leadership.

Advance HE is the new agency formed from the merger of the Equality Challenge Unit, the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. Teaching and learning is their key focus. The support and commitment to the HEA Fellowship scheme remains unchanged. Advance HE will also keep running and supporting a range of events, providing the opportunity to receive expert advice for applying for Fellowship, as well as training that can be used as evidence to support Fellowship applications.

Why apply for Fellowship? 

Fellowship is increasingly sought by employers across the education sector as a condition of appointment and promotion. There are four categories from Associate Fellow (AFHEA), Fellow (FHEA), Senior Fellow (SFHEA) to Principal Fellow (PFHEA), demonstrating the various levels of T & L leadership with PFHEA being the highest, for example, at the level of Program Director or Associate Dean T&L.

Fellowship status brings you a range of benefits, for example: 

• Consolidates personal development and evidence of professional practice in your higher education career;
• Provides a valuable measure of success and is increasingly recognised by international institutions;
• Demonstrates commitment to teaching, learning and the student experience, through engagement in a practical process that encourages research, reflection and development;
• For individuals, to identify their expertise with the entitlement to use post-nominal letters (AFHEA, FHEA, SFHEA, PFHEA);
• Provides institutional assurance that Fellowships are an important indicator that your institution is fully aligned with the UK Professional Standard Framework (UKPSF revised 2023) Download UK Professional Standard Framework (UKPSF revised 2023). For a detailed description of each of the dimensions with practice examples see the UKPSF Dimensions Download UKPSF Dimensions or NZ PSF Download NZ PSF or the  Ako Aronui Download Ako Aronui (AUT, Auckland, NZ).

Application Process

The University of Auckland is not an accredited HEA institution and all applications by UoA staff have to be submitted via direct application.

For direct fellowship application please consult the following guide: PSF 2023 MyAdvanceHE guidance V2 - Direct Fellowship submissions v2 July 23.pdf Download PSF 2023 MyAdvanceHE guidance V2 - Direct Fellowship submissions v2 July 23.pdf

For bulk purchased fellowships, Advance HE now has a voucher system which is managed by a nominee administrator from your faculty/dept/school. So please get in touch with your nominated Advance HE administrator to receive the voucher code as payment for your submission. Below are a couple of important guides:

• For applicants: Bulk Fellowship Vouchers - applicant guidance V2-compressed.pdf Download Bulk Fellowship Vouchers - applicant guidance V2-compressed.pdf
• Administrators please go to Bulk Voucher Admin Guidance V1-compressed.pdf Download Bulk Voucher Admin Guidance V1-compressed.pdf

To upload your Fellowship application you need to sign up with My AdvanceHE Links to an external site. first. Here is also where you can get your copy of the Fellowship certificate once reviewed by the panel and issued, and update your contact details.

Make sure that your account details are correct so that you receive email correspondence about the status of your application. This log-in is also used for signing up to workshops ($), request resources etc.   

Check the Canvas modules for more information or go to the Advance HE Links to an external site. website.

Page updated by MB 12/04/2024