The IFR offers a unique model to ensure excellence in our field schools. Each program is peer-reviewed, each year, by our Academic Board. New program application process is rigorous and involved. No program is allowed to submit an application before a site visit by IFR academic staff or Board members – anywhere in the world. Existing programs are evaluated both on the merit of research and commitment to pedagogy. This investment in quality controls yields exceptional programs that produce outstanding research and remarkable students.

Students attending any IFR field school are awarded academic credit units through our academic partner, Connecticut College. Connecticut College is a private, highly ranked liberal arts institution with a deep commitment to undergraduate education.

Some students need to take the road less traveled. Classroom experience is simply not enough. These students seek to challenge both body and mind in the pursuit of knowledge. They wish to enhance their academic careers and at the same time, hope to gain life experience that furthers their education in ways unavailable on most university campuses. Are you one of these students?

At the IFR, we embrace these distinctive learners. We provide students with the opportunity to join a leading group of archaeologists as they embark on expeditions of discovery throughout the world. Students expand their knowledge of the past, explore cultures vastly different than their own, and deepen their understanding of themselves by participating in archaeological fieldwork. It is the kind of academically rigorous, intellectually rewarding and physically demanding endeavor that asks of all its participants to dig deeper.

 

Mission & Vision

  • Raise awareness and enhance the protection of our shared human past.
  • Reinforce the idea that archaeology is a public good by fortifying the place the discipline holds in the public consciousness and imagination.
  • Expand the offerings of archaeology field schools to students across the world.
  • Develop a system of excellence in both research and pedagogy.
  • Use economies of scale to ensure the affordability, growth and sustainability of our field schools.