Apply for an HEA Fellowship

Applicants accepted in the HEA@UQ program will have 12 months after being accepted into the program to submit a full application. At the conclusion of the twelve-month period, a further expression of interest will be required to continue participation in the program.

A range of support activities are scheduled throughout the year. These are intended to help you to put your application together. The sessions are advertised through the HEA Community @ UQ Teams Channel.

In addition to these scheduled sessions, you will be required to invest further time to develop your application. As an applicant, you can expect to devote, as a minimum, about the same amount of time to preparing an application as it takes you to draft a journal article or an application for promotion.

The time commitment will depend on the level of the Fellowship and the material the applicant already has, which may be re-purposed as part of the HEA Fellowship application.

Go to the 'Which category of Fellowship is right for me?' section on this page.

To enrol in the HEA@UQ Program, you must attend an information session before submitting an expression of interest. After we have a record of your attendance at a session, you will be invited to submit an expression of interest (EOI).

Once your EOI is received by the Program Team, it will be reviewed for the purpose of providing you with feedback on your chosen category, based on the detail you provide, and on what you might need to consider when putting your full application together.

Typically, you will receive a formal letter enrolling you into the HEA@UQ Program along with this feedback within 10 working days. Please note that this timeframe is dependent on the volume of EOIs submitted and you will experience some delay during these peak periods.

Endorsement of EOI

If after attending the information session, you are keen to progress and submit an EOI, your EOI must be endorsed and supported by your Head of School or Discipline, Executive Dean or equivalent (e.g. Head of Division). If you are a PhD Candidate, please seek the endorsement of your PhD Supervisor when completing this section of the EOI.

You will be provided with the appropriate form when you have been invited to submit an EOI. This attachment must be uploaded with your online EOI. Your EOI cannot be processed without it.

We recognise that everyone has different needs, working arrangements and preferences for support. Our support program combines centralised and local professional learning activities that are scaffolded, to build your capabilities incrementally. The activities on offer include both formal and informal professional learning opportunities, delivered in flexible modes that allow for self-directed learning.

Enrolled participants will be provided with direct access to each of the following activities:

Information session and introductory workshop

This information session and workshop provides you with an overview of the Professional Standards Framework (PSF2023), the program of support available to you, and the application processes. It focuses on helping you to identify the fellowship descriptor that best reflects your teaching practice and the most appropriate application route.

In this workshop, you will be invited to reflect on your practice using self-assessment tools which ask you to specifically demonstrate what practice you have conducted and how they implemented it. After this workshop, aspiring fellows are invited to submit an EOI. 

Becoming an HEA Fellow edge course

This course was developed in consultation with Fellows from within the community, drawing on resources from our prior workshop series, to afford all participants access to materials designed to support them to write and complete their applications at their own pace, and in their own time. 

The course covers six modules: 

1. Becoming an HEA Fellow
2. The Professional Standards Framework (Compulsory)
3. Writing your Application 
4. Branched modules covering the application components and expectations for Associate/Fellow/Senior Fellowship
5. Finalising and submitting your application
6. Conclusion and next steps.

HEA application intensive workshop

Virtual and face-to-face application intensive workshops are scheduled throughout the calendar year. These sessions provide applicants with the opportunity to:

• workshop writing your Teaching Context and Teaching Philosophy, and how to respond to the areas of activity
• share your ‘work-in-progress’ and obtain feedback from peers in a collaborative environment
• have dedicated writing time; and
• discuss your application with an experienced Fellow.

Please enrol in the next opportunity through Workday. 

Consultation sessions

Regularly timetabled consultation sessions are available for you to ask those burning questions that might be related to the PSF, how to submit your application, or whether this program or category of fellowship is right for you. These sessions are held via Zoom and are bookable online.

The consultations are 15 minutes in length. Unfortunately, the team cannot accommodate extensive draft reviews. We suggest that you reach out to a buddy or to your mentor—if this is something you have previously discussed as a need—for extensive draft reviews. 

Online resources

An online repository has been established in Microsoft Teams providing:

• timetables and calendars
• materials from support workshops
• recordings of webinars
• examples of applications
• templates and guidelines
• channels for collaboration, supporting commentary and advice from previous applicants.

When your EOI has been accepted, you will be provided with access to this repository. 

Please note, exemplar statements of support are not available. If your advocate has a question regarding the content of their statement, please ask them to get in touch with the program team by emailing professional.learning@uq.edu.au 

Administrative support

The ITaLI team will support you by:

• facilitating critical friend and mentoring support as needed
• answering questions and providing guidance on possible pathways
• coordinating writing sessions
• adminstering review panels.

Principal Fellows are typically:

• highly experienced and/or senior staff with wide-ranging academic or academic-related strategic leadership responsibilities in connection with key aspects of teaching and supporting learning
• staff responsible for institutional strategic leadership and policymaking in the area of teaching and learning
• staff who have strategic impact and influence in relation to teaching and learning that extends beyond their own institution.

Applicants for Principal Fellowship will be identified in consultation with Associate Deans (Academic), though aspiring Principal Fellows may also self-identify by emailing the Program Team.

Applicants will participate in an interview with a Principal Fellow to determine how they enable others to engage with the Professional Standards Framework. Following this interview, a recommendation will be forwarded to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning) who will select up to three (3) candidates each year. 

PFHEA application process

For more information about the Principal Fellowship, please visit the Advance HE (UK) website and contact professional.learning@uq.edu.au.

The community of HEA Fellows at UQ already counts over 430 members and is growing fast.

Visit the HEA community at UQ page to learn how HEA Fellows connect, engage and share with each other. 

View the list of HEA Fellows

If you have any questions about participating in the program, please contact the HEA@UQ Program team:

If you have registered for an information session in Workday, but are unable to attend, follow the instructions on the Systems Training Hub to withdraw or reschedule. (See 'Drop learning course'.)