Field School Application

Field School Institution *

Field School Name *

Field School Location *

Website for Promotional Use *

Photo for Promotional Use *

Brief Overview for Promotional Use *

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Institution Address

Street Address *

Address Line 2

City *

State/Province/Region *

Zip/Postal Code *

Phone Number *

Country *

Principal Investigator

Field School Principle Investigator (PI) *

Co-PI (if applicable)

Preferred Email *

Preferred Phone Number *

Please Note
Applications for Field School Certification must include at least one RPA Certified Archaeologist listed as a Principal Investigator for the project. Field school certification applications will be considered for archaeologists currently applying to the RPA for individual certification.

PI RPA Status *

Field School Information

Date of Field School for Upcoming Year *

Sponsor Organization for Scholarship Consideration *

AAA

AIA

SAA

Research Design
For certification, your field program and recovered data must be part of an explicitly designed research or cultural resource management program. Please provide a summary of your project research design (1000 words maximum) highlighting evidence for the conservation of resources, curation of materials, and publication/dissemination of results. Please also include your deadlines for completing lab work, conservation, cataloging, and a final field report. *

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Instruction
The primary objective of an academic field school must be the training of students. Please provide a summary of your Course Curriculum Schedule (maximum 2000 words) illustrating how the Operational and Field Procedures in the RPA guidelines will be met. *

0/2000 words

Personnel
Please let us know who will be teaching the students. If you are using Field School Assistants, please provide the name and relevant field experience of each. Please also list any specialized instructors or outside lecturers who will be taking part. Please also let us know the expected supervisor/student ratio for your field school. *

Enter the total number of full days that each participant will spend in active field work *

Enter the total number of full days that each participant will spend in laboratory analysis *

Will students be involved in writing and dissemination of project results *

Yes

Further Information Required
If yes, please describe the work students will produce and how they will receive credit if disseminated beyond the course. Please include digital (e.g., blogs) as well as print (e.g., technical reports) products. *

As Register certified field school director(s), you agree to speak to or provide documentation copy for your staff and participants about the code of conduct and grievance procedures provided by the Register of Professional Archaeologists? For reference, please see the RPA website for About the Grievance Process and Code & Standards

For reference:
RPAs Code of Conduct
About RPA Grievance Policy *

I agree

Application Agreement

Payment of this application's associated non-refundable application processing fee is required before application enters the review process. You will be invoiced upon submission of this form and you may make your payment securely online by credit card or via check.

Checking the box next to "I Agree" below and entering today's date constitutes your electronic signature and agreement to the below statement: "I certify that the field school described in this application will conform to the current Guidelines and Standards for Academic Archaeological Field Schools of the Register of Professional Archaeologists, and will permit peer review visits and interviews related to this field school."

I agree