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The IFR Academic Board recognizes that some students demonstrate great academic promise already as undergraduate students. It also recognizes that the cost of a field school may pose a hurdle to such promising students with limited financial resources. To support promising students and create a path for significant intellectual and academic growth, the IFR Opportunity Scholarship will support a number of students and will cover the full cost of a field school plus the cost of airfare to and from the field.
The Institute for Field Research recognizes that the cost of field schools may be too high for some deserving students. We believe that archaeology should be available to all. This scholarship should help in offsetting a significant portion of field school tuition costs. Students who can demonstrate financial need may apply for this scholarship. Complete the online application and upload supporting documents. Need-Based scholarship are $2,000 each. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as field school tuition reduction only.
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The Institute for Field Research would like to support promising young scholars who may become future leaders – both within and outside archaeology. It is our hope that regardless of the career path such students may take, an archaeology field school will establish a lifelong relationship with the discipline and an understanding for the importance of the past to our collective human future. Complete the online application, answer the essay questions and upload supporting documents. Merit-Based scholarship are $2,500 each.
Created through a generous gift from Ms. Connie Downing, this scholarship is design to support undergraduate students planning to participate in the 2019 Greenland-Arctic Vikings Field School. This scholarship dramatically reduces tuition for four students attending this field school from its original $5,700 to $2,700 – creating eight $3,000 awards.
The US CA-La Brea Tar Pits field school is focused on Paleontology and Paleoecology, where students will be trained in paleontological excavation, fossil preparation, and museum curation, education, and outreach, and will learn how paleontological data are being used today to manage for future environmental change.
The UK-Ribchester Field School is focused on the multi-ethnic, multi-cultural nature of a Roman Fort and includes an extensive public archaeology component. To attract top level students, the Ribchester Project is offering one scholarship to cover 50% cost of tuition for this field school. One scholarship will pay for $2,300 of tuition cost. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as field school tuition reduction only.
Our anonymous donors believe that there is much for the world to learn from China’s deep and rich cultural heritage. These donors provided generous support for two $1,000 scholarships to support students attending the China-Yangguanzhai field school. Any student – regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, nationality or sexual orientation – who was admitted to this field school may apply.
The Ireland-Birr field school and the Ireland-Birr field school short session are designed to introduce students to the relationships between humans and landscape. Understanding the landscape, how it formed and how it has been altered by humans, is an integral part of the study of the Anthropocene, Geology and Archaeology. To attract top level students, the program is offering two scholarships assisting students in covering a portion of the tuition cost.
The Ireland-Ferrycarring Summer field school is designed to introduce students to the archaeology of early Anglo-Saxon invasion, and later occupation, of Ireland. A $500 Scholarship will be awarded to a student attending the Ferrycarring Summer field school. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as a reduction in field school tuition only.
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The Ireland-Experimental Archaeology program is designed to introduce students to the role of crafts, technologies and construction techniques in Ireland during Medieval time. A $250 Scholarship will be awarded to a student attending the Experimental Archaeology program. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as a reduction in field school tuition only.
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The Institute for Field Research recognizes the service of military veterans and greatly appreciates their commitment to the study of archaeology. Archaeology field schools are physically demanding and intellectually challenging and are usually conducted in remote locations – conditions that make veterans, who have experienced similar field conditions, ideal participants. This scholarship provides full tuition coverage to attend an IFR field school – up to $5,000 per award. This scholarship has no cash value and will be awarded as a reduction to the field school tuition.