Tuition, Fees & Travel Costs

We have attempted to keep tuition and fees as affordable as possible.

Field School Fee:

The total, final fee for the field school will be posted by the end of January 2022, at the latest. The approximate total amount is $3,400. Upon official UW Education Abroad acceptance, you will be charged a non-refundable deposit of $1,000 to your UW student account. The remaining fees, including the rest of the field school fee, the $325 UW Education Abroad Fee, and other UW fees, as well as UW tuition will be charged to you UW student account by or after April 1, 2022. These will need to be paid for by no later than June 1, 2022.

International Programs Fee and Travel Insurance:

In addition to the field school fee, students will need to pay the UW Education Abroad fee of $325, which includes mandatory UW student international travel insurance. This fee will be charged to your UW account.

U.W. Tuition and Student Fees

Students will pay regular summer tuition and fees. According to the 2022 U.W. Fee Book (pp. 26-27), all students (resident or not) will pay resident tuition for the field school. University of Wyoming tuition is some of the lowest in the country. Resident U.W. tuition & fees (not including the field school fee) will total approximately $1,300. If you are a non-resident, your original U.W. bill may charge you non-resident tuition. If this happens, please contact us (jahern@uwyo.edu or RikW@uwyo.edu) immediately (and do not pay your bill until it gets corrected).

Financial support may be available:

• As long as there are 10 students committed to the field school and who have completed the application by February 15, 2022, we will submit a group application for U.W. supplemental funding (Cheney International Travel Grants) that will help pay for student tuition and fees. Only students with GPAs of 3.0 or higher will be eligible for this scholarship funding. Past recipients have received as much as $1000 apiece. This funding is not available to students from non-U.W. colleges or universities.

• Students are encouraged to apply, individually, for one of the many scholarships through U.W. International Programs.

• Limited support for students may be available through the Frison Institute and/or the Department of Anthropology.

• U.W. Financial Aid can help you find other sources of funding to help cover tuition and fees.

• If you are a student at another university, there may very well be funding options through your university's study abroad, international programs, major department, and/or financial aid office.

What is covered by the tuition and fees:

• Lodging during the official timeframe of the field school.

• Meals (excluding drinks) during the official timeframe of the field school, except on weekends (non-field days).

  • In-country transportation as required by the field school (e.g., to and from Zagreb to field sites, in-between field sites, field school excursions).

  • All instruction, in the field or otherwise.

  • Expert tour guides for excursions to sites and museums.

  • All non-personal field equipment (e.g., trowels, etc.)

Examples of what is not covered:

• • Travel to and from Zagreb, Croatia (Denver to Zagreb roundtrip ranges from $1500 to $2000 for economy; it can be less expensive, if you have the time, to fly in and out of Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, or Milan and then travel by bus or train to Zagreb) or if you want to fly via Iceland.

  • Any meals or lodging that are not provided by the field school. On weekends, meals will not be provided by the field school, but lodging will be.

  • All drinks, alcoholic or otherwise, except drinking water.

  • Personal field equipment (e.g., boots, gloves, hat, appropriate clothing, daypack, sunblock, bug repellent, etc.)

  • All other expenses that are not explicitly stated in the "What is covered . . ." section, above.

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Interested in more information? Contact Dr. Jim Ahern