We are currently accepting applications for summer 2021. We will continue accepting applications until programs are full.
Watch The New School Field Programs Zoom webinar recording.
The IFP 2021 is being planned along two tracks, one based on an in-person experience and the other assuming that the program will be online/remote due to COVID-19. It is our hope that IFP will take place on the ground, but if it is not yet safe, the program
will run as an online collaboration with our local partners in the various sites.
Since its inception in 2002, hundreds of students have participated in our signature International Field Program (IFP) in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The IFP is a platform for emerging practitioners and researchers
to gain experience in the field within an academic environment. The IFP's extended field stays are unique among international affairs programs in the United States. In the course of nine weeks, students work and conduct research with community-based
organizations, NGOs, international organizations, and governmental agencies. The topics range from community development, policy advocacy, citizen journalism, and post-conflict state-building to urban planning and long-term monitoring and evaluation.
The IFP faculty consists of prominent scholars and leading experts on the topics and regions of engagement. These faculty-led customized programs offer students from all disciplines access to a wide network of on-the-ground collaborations with academics, NGO professionals,
community activists, and government agencies relevant to the issues being examined. The dedicated IFP faculty prepare students to engage critically with current international debates and practices in relation to social and economic rights, urban and
community development, new media and technology, environmental justice, migration and refugees, governance, conflict, and peacebuilding.
The IFP is designed to extend learning beyond the classroom. Students get firsthand field exposure to a multiplicity of perspectives, ideas, and people through orientation, field trips, guest speakers, professional internships, faculty-supervised projects
and research, and day-to-day interactions.
The IFP is open to master's and PhD students, undergraduates (rising juniors and seniors), and continuing education professionals from all fields and areas of study. The program is open to both New School students and applicants from other universities.
Any program is subject to cancellation due to lack of interest, health concerns, politics, conflict, safety, security, or other force majeure events.