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 27 Programs – Applications Now Open!
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 part of the major research project the [...]
Oman: Ras Al Jinz Excavation
Returning Program! Winter 27 details will be updated as they are finalized.——Please note: We anticipate offering this program in Winter 27, but will make a determination closer to the start date based [...]
US-TX: Ethnoarchaeology of Tattoos
New Program! All new programs for winter 2027 are currently under review by IFR's Academic Board. We anticipate offering this program, but changes may be made during the review process. Overview Get [...]
Summer 26 Programs
Check out all our 2026 summer field schools – many will be returning for summer 2027
Greece: Lesvos Sustainable Agriculture & Biodiversity
Overview Discover the future of climate-smart agriculture on a stunning Greek island, where centuries-old olive groves serve as a living laboratory for sustainability research. [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
North Macedonia: Stobi Architectural Conservation
Overview Learn the art and science of heritage preservation at our archaeological field school in ancient Stobi, once a thriving urban center in Roman [...]
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 [...]