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.
UK: East Kent Excavation
Overview Explore the burial customs of early medieval Britain as you excavate an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the countryside of East Kent. This mortuary archaeology [...]
UK: Herefordshire Excavation
Overview Discover the cultural landscapes of southwest Herefordshire as you join our field school in exploring the rich prehistoric and medieval history of this [...]
US-Alaska: Glacier Change Research Mission
Overview Join this exciting expedition to examine and document changes in glacier coverage along Alaska’s Prince William Sound. You’ll start with a one week [...]
US-Alaska: Paleontology Expedition
Overview Join this exciting expedition to explore the geology and paleontology of coastal Alaska. The program starts with one week of online coursework to [...]
US-AR: Fayetteville Curation
Overview Join an award-winning field school that’s training the next generation of professionals in curation, museum studies, and archaeological collections management. Based at the [...]
US-CO: Amache Community Archaeology
Overview Explore the history and heritage of Amache, a World War II-era Japanese American confinement camp recently designated as a U.S. National Historic Site. [...]
US-IL: Cahokia Excavation
Overview Step back in time and explore Cahokia, a once-thriving Indigenous city that rose to prominence between A.D. 1050-1350 in present-day Illinois. Situated in the [...]
US-IL: Champaign Curation
Overview This RPA-certified field school offers the rare opportunity to gain both excavation and curation experience in a single program, giving you a full-circle [...]
US-IL: Noble-Wieting Excavation
Overview Explore how indigenous groups came together during a particularly turbulent period in North America’s history. This program investigates the 13th-15th century Noble-Wieting site [...]
US-TX: Brooks County Survey
Overview Examine one of the most complex social and historical landscapes in the United States through an immersive, community-informed field school in South Texas. [...]
