National Teaching Fellowships


National Teaching Fellowships are highly prestigious, awarded to outstanding scholars who are respected advocates for excellence in learning and teaching in higher education. National Teaching Fellows are expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the ALTC and play a leadership role in the achievement of the ALTC's mission.

National Teaching Fellows would be expected to establish a collaborative team of internationally recognised scholars and to lead an extended seminar as part of their fellowship activities. Funding is available to support the participation of members of the collaborative team.

National Teaching Fellows will normally be expected to be released from all or most academic activities for one year and may include up to three months overseas.

The maximum funding available for each National Teaching Fellowship is $350,000.

Objectives

National Teaching Fellows will devise and undertake fellowship activities that promote and support excellence in teaching and the scholarship of teaching in Australian higher education institutions.

To fulfill this objective, National Teaching Fellows will:

  • Identify learning and teaching issues that affect the Australian higher education system and facilitate approaches to addressing these issues;
  • Show leadership in promoting and enhancing learning and teaching in higher education and exploring new possibilities;
  • Raise the profile of teaching and facilitate strategic change in higher education institutions;
  • Establish and build on national and international partnerships in learning and teaching in higher education; and
  • Foster national and international collaboration and networking for the purposes of sharing research, innovation and good practice in learning and teaching.

Guidelines

The Guidelines document provides the information applicants need to apply for a Fellowship.

Contact information

Program Administrator, Fellowships
Phone: 02 8667 8513
Fax: 02 8667 8515
Email: fellowships@altc.edu.au