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 [...]
Summer 26 Programs
Check out all our 2026 summer field schools – many will be returning for summer 2027
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 [...]
Peru: Cajamarca Ethnoarchaeology
Overview This fascinating program combines immersive learning, advanced technologies, and collaboration with local communities to offer a transformative experience in the northern Andes of [...]
Portugal: Lisbon Bioarchaeology Lab
Overview Investigate the fascinating history beneath the streets of one of Lisbon’s oldest quarters. Join our team in exploring a unique archaeological site that [...]
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 [...]
South Africa: Kromdraai Human Origins
Overview Dig into the origins of humans at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kromdraai in South Africa! Journey into this fossil-rich site to [...]
Tanzania: Zanzibar Excavation
Overview Help uncover a different side of Swahili history through the first archaeological project of its kind on Tanzania’s Zanzibar Island. While most research [...]
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: East Kent Bioarchaeology Lab
Overview Learning about the past may begin at excavation, but in this bioarchaeology field school you will come to realize how much of the [...]