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.

Winter 26 Programs – Now Open!

Priority Deadline September 1

Ireland: Monastic Midlands Winter Survey

Overview Join this ongoing research project and be part of archaeology in action to conserve Irish national heritage! This teaching-based field school is an integral [...]

Summer 25 Programs – Still Enrolling!

The following programs may still have spaces available for this summer – act fast before they close!

Ecuador: Zuleta Excavation

Overview Set out on an extraordinary journey to the picturesque Andes mountains of northern Ecuador, where a unique blend of history, culture, and ecology [...]

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 [...]

Summer 25 Programs – ALL

Check out our full list of Summer 25 Programs. Many will return for the Summer 26 season.