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Eligibility
Please note
The HKU Advance Fellowship Scheme is restricted to HKU staff and students only.
Research students with teaching duties and who have completed at least 25 hours teaching are eligible to apply for Associate Fellowship. Research students must have successfully completed the Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Staff in support units such as student support, IT and the Library may also apply for Associate Fellowship. Again, these staff members need to have spent at least 25 hours supporting students.
All Associate Fellowship applications MUST be accompanied by a Teaching Observation. Please make sure that you are able to provide one – even if the observation is done before you start the workshops.
If you are unsure about your eligibility, please contact Dr. Jannie Roed in TALIC.
Process and Timeline
Application
In order to be awarded Associate Fellowship, applicants need to demonstrate their effectiveness as teachers in TWO out of the FOUR selected areas of activity in the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) through a teaching portfolio.
The teaching portfolio will be submitted online. For details, please refer to Submission. In order to submit the teaching portfolio during a cohort, applicants must attend a minimum number of workshops (see “Workshop and Registration” for the attendance requirements). However, applicants are welcome to attend as many workshops as they like. About eight weeks before the final submission, applicants will be allocated a critical friend – a colleague who will read and give feedback on a final draft.
Timeline
Academic Year 2025-26
| September cohort 2025 | January cohort 2026 | May cohort 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application submission | 31st Mar 2025 | 31st Jul 2026 | 31st Dec 2026 |
Academic Year 2024-25
| January cohort 2025 | May cohort 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Application submission | 31st Jul 2025 | 31st Dec 2025 |
Workshop and Registration
Starting from the academic year 2025-26, TALIC offers 9 workshops, each of which covers specific aspects of your application. You must attend Workshop 1, Workshop 5, and at least one of the content workshops (i.e. Workshop 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9). However, you are welcome to attend as many as you like.
Workshop 1: Introduction to the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) and teaching portfolios (Mandatory)
Workshop 2: Reflective writing – evaluation and planning
Workshop 3: Educational philosophy and its impact on planning and teaching
Workshop 4: Approaches to teaching in higher education
Workshop 5: Getting started on your teaching portfolio (Mandatory)
Workshop 6: The use of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Workshop 7: Effective assessment and feedback
Workshop 8: Technology in Education
Workshop 9: Developing as a teacher in higher educational
Workshop 2: Reflective writing – evaluation and planning
Workshop 3: Educational philosophy and its impact on planning and teaching
Workshop 4: Approaches to teaching in higher education
Workshop 5: Getting started on your teaching portfolio (Mandatory)
Workshop 6: The use of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Workshop 7: Effective assessment and feedback
Workshop 8: Technology in Education
Workshop 9: Developing as a teacher in higher educational
Additionally, you are welcome to join the portfolio writing and feedback workshop which is scheduled approximately ten weeks before the submission deadline for getting additional support on drafting your teaching portfolio. Typically, two identical sessions will be offered for the portfolio writing workshop. Applicants can choose to attend either one of these sessions if necessary.
Workshop 10a: Portfolio writing and feedback
Workshop 10b: Portfolio writing and feedback
Workshop 10b: Portfolio writing and feedback
Upon special approval from the Scheme Coordinator, the portfolio writing and feedback workshop can serve as a substitute for Workshop 5. To request for special approval, please contact Ms. Canice Mok at tsmok@hku.hk.
Timetable of Academic Year 2025-26
September 2025 Cohort
All workshops take place from 12:45pm to 2:15pm in RRS321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus unless otherwise specified. We do not offer workshop recordings as a means for applicants to meet the attendance requirement of the workshop.
| Registration | Workshop | Date |
|---|---|---|
| By invitation only | Workshop 1 – Introduction to the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) and teaching portfolios (Mandatory) | 2nd Sept 2025 (Tue) |
| Workshop 2 – Reflective writing – evaluation and planning | 5th Sept 2025 (Fri) | |
| Workshop 3 – Educational philosophy and its impact on planning and teaching | 9th Sept 2025 (Tue) | |
| Workshop 4 – Approaches to teaching in higher education | 12th Sept 2025 (Fri) | |
| Workshop 5 – Getting started on your teaching portfolio (Mandatory) | 16th Sept 2025 (Tue) | |
| Workshop 6 – The use of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | 19th Sept 2025 (Fri) | |
| Workshop 7 – Effective assessment and feedback | 23rd Sept 2025 (Tue) | |
| Workshop 8 – Technology in Education | 26th Sept 2025 (Fri) | |
| Workshop 9 – Developing as a teacher in higher education | 30th Sept 2025 (Tue) | |
| Workshop 10a – Portfolio writing and feedback* | 19th Jan 2026 (Mon) | |
| Workshop 10b – Portfolio writing and feedback* | 21st Jan 2026 (Wed) |
* The two sessions are identical. Applicants can choose to attend either one of these sessions if necessary.
January 2026 Cohort
All workshops take place from 12:45pm to 2:15pm in RRS321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus unless otherwise specified. We do not offer workshop recordings as a means for applicants to meet the attendance requirement of the workshop.
| Registration | Workshop | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Reistration will be opened soon. | Workshop 1 – Introduction to the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) and teaching portfolios (Mandatory) | 20th Jan 2026 (Tue) |
| Workshop 2 – Reflective writing – evaluation and planning | 23rd Jan 2026 (Fri) | |
| Workshop 3 – Educational philosophy and its impact on planning and teaching | 27th Jan 2026 (Tue) | |
| Workshop 4 – Approaches to teaching in higher education | 30th Jan 2026 (Fri) | |
| Workshop 5 – Getting started on your teaching portfolio (Mandatory) | 3rd Feb 2026 (Tue) | |
| Workshop 6 – The use of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | 6th Feb 2026 (Fri) | |
| Workshop 7 – Effective assessment and feedback | 24th Feb 2026 (Tue) | |
| Workshop 8 – Technology in Education | 27th Feb 2026 (Fri) | |
| Workshop 9 – Developing as a teacher in higher education | 3rd Mar 2026 (Tue) | |
| Workshop 10a – Portfolio writing and feedback* | 6th May 2026 (Wed) | |
| Workshop 10b – Portfolio writing and feedback* | 8th May 2026 (Fri) |
* The two sessions are identical. Applicants can choose to attend either one of these sessions if necessary.
May 2026 Cohort
All workshops take place from 12:30pm to 2:00pm in RRS321, 3/F, Run Run Shaw Building, Main Campus unless otherwise specified. We do not offer workshop recordings as a means for applicants to meet the attendance requirement of the workshop.
| Registration | Workshop | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Registration will be opened soon. | Workshop 1 – Introduction to the Professional Standards Framework (PSF) and teaching portfolios (Mandatory) | 4th May 2026 (Mon) |
| Workshop 2 – Reflective writing – evaluation and planning | 7th May 2026 (Thu) | |
| Workshop 3 – Educational philosophy and its impact on planning and teaching | 11th May 2026 (Mon) | |
| Workshop 4 – Approaches to teaching in higher education | 14th May 2026 (Thu) | |
| Workshop 5 – Getting started on your teaching portfolio (Mandatory) | 18th May 2026 (Mon) | |
| Workshop 6 – The use of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | 21st May 2026 (Thu) | |
| Workshop 7 – Effective assessment and feedback | 28th May 2026 (Thu) | |
| Workshop 8 – Technology in Education | 1st June 2026 (Mon) | |
| Workshop 9 – Developing as a teacher in higher education | 4th June 2026 (Thu) | |
| Workshop 10a – Portfolio writing and feedback* | 5th October 2026 (Mon) | |
| Workshop 10b – Portfolio writing and feedback* | 7th October 2026 (Wed) |
* The two sessions are identical. Applicants can choose to attend either one of these sessions if necessary.
Related Documents
1 This “Templates” document includes the templates for the application (teaching portfolio and supporting statement) and the teaching observation form.