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 26 Programs – Now Open!

Check out our programs that are returning for Summer 26 – New programs may be added as details are finalized throughout the fall.

Iceland: Viking Excavation

Overview Discover the realities of Viking Age life (and death) through an archaeology field school in northern Iceland. Set amongst the dramatic landscapes of [...]

Ireland: Monastic Midlands Excavation

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 [...]

Ireland: Sligo Excavation

Program Information This program offers students the option to be on-site in Ireland for 5 weeks or 3 weeks. Both options include online [...]

Aerial view of the Bostel di Rotzo village and archaeological site in Vicenza, Italy, with green fields and mountain landscape.

Italy: Bostel di Rotzo Excavation

Overview Investigate the daily lives and identities of Second Iron Age mountain communities with our archaeological field school at Bostel di Rotzo in Italy’s [...]

Italy: Cortona Survey

This program is supported by the City of Cortona, MAEC Museum Cortona, and La Montagna Cortonese. Overview Immerse yourself in the [...]

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 [...]

Italy: Sardinia Ecology

Overview Conduct hands-on environmental research along the stunning coast of Sardinia, Italy, where you’ll dive into the world of marine ecology and dolphin conservation. [...]

Winter 26 Programs – Applications Closed