Northern Illinois University
Department of Anthropology
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Does digging for evidence of past cultures pique your curiosity? Are you excited to travel to new places and meet new people? Are you ready to immerse yourself in a different culture? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then fieldwork or a field school may be perfect for you! Many students find these experiences to be an ideal complement to classroom learning – an opportunity to learn by doing and apply lessons from the classroom to real-world experiences. Ask our faculty about opportunities to participate in their fieldwork for course credit at a field site in one of the countries listed below. Or check out field school opportunities through Study Abroad.

United States

• Illinois

Southeast Asia

• Cambodia
• Thailand

Africa

• Madagascar

• Haiti

Field School Scholarships

Check out the list below for scholarship opportunities to do a field school!

• Sara J. May Memorial Scholarship - Northern Illinois University

• Archaeological Institute of America (AIA):
  • Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship
• Society for American Archaeology (SAA):
  • Historically Underrepresented Groups Scholarships
  • Native American Scholarships Fund
• Center for American Archaeology (CAA):
  • Kampsville Legacy Scholarship
  • Women in Archeology Scholarship
• Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA):
  • The SHA Scholarship Program
• Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists (CCPA):
  • Native American Scholarship