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
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. [...]