The Associate Fellowship is especially suited for educators with some teaching and learning responsibilities who are at the start of their careers. This is a career-enhancing step, one which involves both personal and professional development. Find out more about the criteria, the application process, key dates as well as the support that’s available to you.
Associate Fellowship is typically suitable for:
To find out more, read Descriptor 1 of the UK Professional Standards Framework.
At Queen Mary you can gain Associate Fellowship through our Teaching Recognition Programme, or by completing our taught Certificate of Learning and Teaching (CILT).
If you decide to apply using the Dialogic process, you’ll need to submit evidence of your practice using an e-porfolio, alongside a supporting statement from one referee. You’ll then be invited to a Professional Dialogue to explore and discuss the evidence that you’ve provided.
If you decide to apply using the Written process, you’ll need to submit a written Account of Professional Practice (APP) and a supporting statement from one referee.
We suggest that you review the guidance notes and, if you have any questions, book a drop-in session with the team. If you’ve decided that Associate Fellowship is right for you, and you have considered the application route, please book onto one of our AFHEA Application Drafting Workshops.
Awards are usually communicated two weeks after the panel meeting.
PSF 2023 TRANSITION
Queen Mary Teaching Recognition Programmes’ transition to the new Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023) from the old UKPSF 2011 is imminent. From September 2024 we will no longer accept Fellowship applications (D1-D4) aligned to United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF 2011).
Applicants who are currently drafting their AdvanceHE Fellowship applications aligned to the UKPSF 2011 should aim for the next two Submission Deadlines as stated below:
Submission deadline
Panel Meeting date
12 April 2024
30 May 2024
7 June 2024
17 July 2024
Frequently Asked Questions
ASSOCIATE FELLOW (D1)
1. Are you ready to submit an AdvanceHE application soon?
We recommend that you submit by 12th April 2023 or 7th June 2023 submission deadline using the UKPSF 2011.
2. Will your application be ready only after 7th June 2024?
We recommend that you aim to apply in the new academic year (2024/25) using the new PSF 2023 (https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/teaching-and-learning/psf). The first deadline for this will be 27th of September 2024.
3. Would you prefer to write your application using the new PSF 2023?
We recommend that you plan to submit to the 27th of September 2024 deadline or subsequent deadlines.
Please do not hesitate to contact us (qma.trp@qmul.ac.uk) in case of any further queries.
Thank you.
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