IFR’s field schools offer hands-on, experiential learning in a variety of disciplines and locations around the world. Our academically rigorous and culturally immersive programs award up to 8 semester credits to help you fulfill degree requirements and further your career in the field sciences or beyond.
Summer 24 Programs
Check out the array of programs we offered in Summer 24. Many of these will return for the Summer 25 season.
Italy: Industria Excavation
Overview Step back in time as you explore the fascinating history of Industria, a once-thriving Roman settlement in Piedmont, Northern Italy. Founded in the [...]
North Macedonia: Stobi Conservation (Roman Pottery )
Overview Transport yourself to the ancient city of Stobi and help recreate and conserve the lost artifacts and ornamentation of this once-thriving center from the [...]
North Macedonia: Stobi Excavation
Overview Transport yourself to the ancient city of Stobi and dig in to help unearth the lost buildings, roads, structures, and objects from the [...]
Portugal: Lisbon Bioarchaeology Lab
Returning Program! IFR anticipates this program will return next field season. Details and updates for summer 2025 coming soon. Overview Investigate the fascinating [...]
Romania: Sânpetru Bioarchaeology & Excavation
Overview Explore the myths, history, and culture of the infamous Transylvania region as you participate in this unique field school that spends equal time [...]
Turkey: Elmali Excavation
Overview Delve into the intriguing history of southwest Turkey’s Elmali Plain, where past climate changes and human-driven environmental shifts have left profound imprints on [...]
Turkey: Mendik Excavation
Overview Explore the origins of agriculture and monumental ritual architecture at the Mendik archaeology field school in central Anatolia. Located near the Turkish city [...]
Turkey: Pınarbașı Excavation
Overview Discover the transformative Epipalaeolithic period at the Pınarbașı site in central Turkey, a unique excavation that sheds light on one of humanity’s earliest [...]
UK: Herefordshire Excavation
Overview Discover the cultural landscapes of southwest Herefordshire as you join our field school in exploring the rich prehistoric and medieval history of this [...]
US-Alaska: Paleontology of the Lost Coast
Overview Join this exciting expedition to explore the geology and paleontology of coastal Alaska. The program starts with one week of online coursework to [...]