PRiSE

The Professional Recognition in Student Education (PRiSE) scheme allows you to gain Advance HE (AHE) Fellowship (Associate Fellow, D1, Fellow, D2 or Senior Fellow, D3) and professional recognition for your contribution to Student Education. In your application you will reflect on your professional practice and demonstrate how you meet the relevant standards of the Professional Standards Framework (PSF).  Gaining AHE Fellowship evidences your commitment to being part of the vibrant student education community at our University and is an important step in your continued professional development.

PRiSE applicants sometimes tell us that they wish they had engaged with PRiSE earlier in their student education journey, so that they could start to gather the evidence of their effectiveness in student education as soon as they began teaching and/or supporting learning. With this in mind, even if you aren't ready to engage with the PRiSE application process just yet, it's a good idea to start to collect any data or feedback or observations which attest to your effectiveness as a teacher and/or supporter of learning - this is exactly the sort of material you will draw on in a future application.

The structure of PRiSE

The PRiSE programme supports your progress through the application process. The programme includes a series of five sessions (three core and two optional) which have been designed for you to complete in order (core sessions) to prepare you to submit a written or recorded presentation (new for 2025/26) application for the award of Associate Fellowship (D1), Fellowship (D2), or Senior Fellowship (D3).

PRiSE programme

PRiSE applications

Submissions are via a written or a recorded presentation application in which you reflect on your professional practice and demonstrate how you meet the relevant standards of the Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023).  Please register for a Session 1 (see below) to find out more about the different routes to Fellowship.

Submission dates 2025-26

• Wednesday 15 October 2025, 12:00 noon (Written Route submissions only)
• Wednesday 21 January 2026, 12:00 noon (Written and Presentation Route submissions accepted)
• Wednesday 15 April 2026, 12:00 noon (Written and Presentation Route submissions accepted)
• Wednesday 1 July 2026, 12:00 noon (Written and Presentation Route submissions accepted)

Eligibility

Full details of eligibility criteria are contained in the PRiSE FAQs. In particular you must:

• be an employee of the University of Leeds and/or a registered postgraduate or eligible undergraduate at the time of the submission and review of your application; and
• be teaching students or supporting learning, for example responsible for the delivery of taught programmes, modules or sessions, supporting student learning or providing associated staff support through professional roles, supervising PGRs, providing in-session support such as lab or studio-based support.
• have been employed or registered as a PGR or eligible undergraduate at Leeds for at least one year before submitting an application via PRiSE

Category of Fellowship

Support for your PRiSE application

We offer a full range of support sessions and resources, include an introduction session, support sessions and mentoring. Once you have attended sessions 1-3 you can request a mentor, who will guide you through the preparation of your application. PLEASE NOTE: Due to demand we recommend you attend sessions 1-3 at least 4 months before you plan to submit an application. 

PRiSE Support Sessions

Please see below for the range of PRiSE support sessions available to you. You should attend sessions 1-3 (core sessions) in order, and you should only attend the optional Session 5 after you have attended Sessions 1-3.  Doing so will ensure that there are no gaps in your understanding of the application process and that you arrive at each session prepared for the discussions. Session 4, which is an optional session, can be attended at any point after you have attended Session 1, and you can attend as many Session 4s as is useful to you. 

It is essential that you attend at least PRiSE Sessions 1, 2 and 3 prior to submitting an application for any category of Fellowship; you should not submit an application without first having attended these sessions. Attending these sessions will give you access to the supporting resources you will need to complete an application, including information about how to request a PRiSE mentor. These resources cannot be made available to you if you have not attended these sessions. Please note the prerequisites for each session. 

• PRiSE Session 1: An Introduction to PRiSE (all categories of Fellowship) – no prerequisites 
• PRiSE Session 2: Your Practice and the Professional Standards Framework (sessions for D1/D2 or D3). You must attend PRiSE Session 1 before attending this session
• PRiSE Session 3: Preparing to Write your Fellowship Application (sessions for D1/D2 or D3). You must attend PRiSE Session 1 and PRiSE Session 2 (in that order) before attending this session
•  PRiSE Session 4: Drop-in/Q&A  (all categories of Fellowship) (optional session). You must attend PRiSE Session 1 before attending this session
• PRiSE Session 5: Peer Mentor Session (sessions for D1/D2 or D3) (optional session).You must attend PRiSE Session 1, PRiSE Session 2 and PRiSE session 3 (in that order) before attending this session

Sessions 4 and 5 are optional, but will provide useful opportunities to ask questions about the application process and your application (Session 4) and to receive feedback on your application (Session 5).  Attendance at PRiSE Sessions 1, 2 and 3 is a pre-requisite for attendance at Session 5.  Attendance at PRiSE Session 1 is a pre-requisite for attendance at Session 4. 

PRiSE Session 1: An Introduction to PRiSE 

PRiSE Session 1: An Introduction to PRiSE (all categories of Fellowship)

This is a 60-minute session explaining what PRiSE is, what the different categories of Fellowship are and how to choose the right one for you, and how to make an application for Fellowship through PRiSE, including how to access essential resources in the PRiSE Organisation in Minerva and how to choose between the Written Route and the Presentation Route.  There will also be an opportunity to ask questions. It is essential that you attend this session before attending PRiSE Sessions 2 and 3 (and the optional PRiSE Sessions 4 and 5). You should not submit an application if you have not attended PRiSE Session 1. 

PRiSE: Why Engage?

Applying for Professional Recognition through PRiSE gives you an opportunity to reflect on and celebrate your student education practice. This helps you identify what is working well, and where you can make improvements for the benefit of your learners and/or your peers. Looking beyond your individual practice, achieving a category of Fellowship provides a portable, globally-recognised indicator of your professional identity. It can give you an edge in job applications, and can support your career development. As a PRiSE applicant, you will collect evidence to demonstrate your effective practice in student education, whether as a teacher/supporter of learning or as someone who leads other people. This evidence and being professionally recognised for it can really support future career development, whether you are an Academic or Support and Professional & Managerial member of staff.

For further information on PRiSE

Take a look at the PRiSE FAQs or email [email protected] with any queries.

Professional recognition through the PGCAP