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.

Turkey: Elmali Excavation

Returning Program! IFR anticipates this program will return next field season. Details and updates for summer 2025 coming soon. Overview Delve into the intriguing [...]

Turkey: Mendik Excavation

Returning Program! IFR anticipates this program will return next field season. Details and updates for summer 2025 coming soon. Overview Journey through time as [...]

Turkey: Pınarbașı Excavation

Returning Program! IFR anticipates this program will return next field season. Details and updates for summer 2025 coming soon. Overview Delve into the enigmatic [...]

UK: Herefordshire Excavation

Returning Program! IFR anticipates this program will return next field season. Details and updates for summer 2025 coming soon. Overview Discover the cultural landscapes [...]

US-Alaska: Glacier Change Research Mission

Returning Program! IFR anticipates this program will return next field season. Details and updates for summer 2025 coming soon. Overview Join this exciting expedition [...]

US-Alaska: Paleontology of the Lost Coast

Returning Program! IFR anticipates this program will return next field season. Details and updates for summer 2025 coming soon. Overview Join this exciting expedition [...]

US-AR: Fayetteville Curation

Overview This project is part of a multi-year effort being undertaken by the Arkansas Archeological Survey (ARAS) to record and properly curate (based on [...]

US-CO: Amache Community/Ethnography

Overview The Amache Archaeology and Heritage Management Field School is part of a long-term community collaborative project at Amache, a World War II-era Japanese [...]

US-IL: Cahokia Excavation

Overview The Indigenous city of Cahokia, located in the American Bottom region of western Illinois, provides a unique context to investigate the processes of [...]

US-IL: Champaign Curation

Overview This field school offers intensive hands-on training in skills useful for a career in curation, museums, collections, archives, and field archaeology. You can [...]