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Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies

The SFS Experience

Nowhere else will you find a study abroad experience like The School for Field Studies – adventurous, invigorating, and fulfilling.

When you study abroad with SFS, you’re contributing to a legacy of environmental research and stewardship that spans more than 40 years, encompassing countries as diverse as Cambodia, Kenya, and Costa Rica. Our team of experienced research scientists will push you to get creative as you work to understand the critical environmental issues of our time. Get ready for muddy boots, cold showers, and dirt under your fingernails, because you will be out there doing science, not just talking about it in the classroom. And you won’t be alone – you’ll be joining a group of students who share your passion for creating a more sustainable future.

Our planet is home to an incredible diversity of life and depends on the next generation of environmental leaders to protect its future – will you be one of them?

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Experience a Different Kind of Classroom

Living in Australia’s ancient rainforests, tracking elephants through the Serengeti, or diving among the vibrant coral reefs of the Turks and Caicos Islands, you will find yourself immersed in and captivated by the world’s most incredible and complex environments.

As an SFS student, you’ll become part of a global community, working to make a difference by better understanding and protecting these ecosystems. With the Amazon rainforest or the floating villages of Cambodia as your classroom, you’ll experience the world in ways that aren’t possible inside a lecture hall. So join us in the field—but don’t forget your sunscreen and binoculars!

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Find the right study abroad experience – choose from 25 unique semester and summer programs located in 10 different countries.

Study climate change and other environmental issues, earn credit, and have the experience of a lifetime.

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Alumni In STEM, Business, Government and More

SFS students, faculty, and staff live and work together at our ten field centers around the world. Locations range from deep in the heart of the Australian rainforest to the tropical coastline of Panama, and each center offers its own distinct experience in the surrounding ecosystems. Regardless of where you go, you’ll become part of a community and discover a lifestyle unlike anything you’ve ever experienced.

Plus, not only are you heading into the field with a group of passionate environmentalists, but you’re joining a network of more than 19,000 alumni who are busy changing the world through careers in the private sector, government, academia, and environmental NGOs.

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Australia

Rainforest to Reef
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 1
Fall 2023
Open
Sep 1 - Dec 4
summer session II

Australia

Marsupials of Australia
Summer 2023
Filling Fast
Jul 7 - Aug 6
semester

Bhutan

Himalayan Environment and Society in Transition
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 9
Fall 2023
Filling Fast
Sep 1 - Dec 12
semester

Cambodia

Climate Change, Ethics, and Conservation
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 9
Fall 2023
Open
Sep 1 - Dec 12
semester

Chile

Wild Patagonia: Fire and Ice
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 26 - May 9
Fall 2023
Waitlist
Sep 1 - Dec 12
summer session I

Chile

The Patagonian Winter
Summer 2023
Filling Fast
Jun 2 - Jul 2
semester

Costa Rica

Sustainable Development Studies
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 9
Fall 2023
Open
Sep 1 - Dec 12
semester

Kenya

Wildlife and Human Dimensions of Conservation
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 9
Fall 2023
Open
Sep 1 - Dec 12
summer session II

Kenya

Elephants of the African Savanna
Summer 2023
Filling Fast
Jul 7 - Aug 6
semester

Panama

Tropical Island Biodiversity Studies
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 9
Fall 2023
Filling Fast
Sep 1 - Dec 12
semester

Peru

Biodiversity and Development in the Amazon
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 9
Fall 2023
Open
Sep 1 - Dec 12
semester

Tanzania

Wildlife Management Studies
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 9
Fall 2023
Open
Sep 1 - Dec 12
semester

Turks & Caicos Islands

Marine Resource Studies
Spring 2023
In The Field
Jan 27 - May 9
Fall 2023
Filling Fast
Sep 1 - Dec 13
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