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A newly launched excavation under Hebrew University's Institute of Archaeology, led by Dr. Uri Davidovich, with participants staying at a glamping-style resort within Kibbutz En-Gedi; one credit per week of excavation is available from Hebrew University.

$200-500 per week

A summer field school running since 2010, led by Dr. Ann Killebrew (Penn State) and Dr. Michal Artzy (University of Haifa), taking a 'total archaeology' approach spanning excavation, survey, GIS, on-site conservation, underwater archaeology, and community outreach.

A four-week excavation with field work in the mornings (5:00am-12:00pm, Sunday-Thursday) and lab work activities in the afternoons.

A spring excavation open to volunteers of any experience level, offered in flexible one- to five-week blocks, with the first four weeks focused on digging and the fifth on digging and restoration.

$1,150 (1 week) to $4,900 (5 weeks)

A summer field school at Hazor, the largest biblical-era city in Israel and a major political, economic and cultural center for over a millennium; participants stay at Kibbutz Kfar HaNassi on the banks of the Jordan River, with credit available (up to 1 credit per week) through Hebrew University's Rothberg International School.

Field fee plus optional $120 application fee and $120 per credit for Rothberg credit

An excavation at Tel Gezer, one of the first sites in Israel to use student volunteers instead of paid laborers and the first to offer a field school for students; fees and academic credit vary by sponsoring university program.

Varies by sponsoring academic program

A summer field school continuing excavation of Iron Age II contexts to investigate whether the city was part of the Israelite Kingdom, directed by Naama Yahalom-Mack and Nava Panitz-Cohen; participants can join for the field experience alone or add credit through Hebrew University's Rothberg International School.

Field fee plus optional $120 application fee and $120 per credit for Rothberg credit

A summer excavation exploring Middle Bronze city gates, an undiscovered Iron Age palace, and the archive of Late Bronze Age kings, with participants housed at Mishmar HaEmek guest facilities; the fee is negotiable and covers housing, meals, and daily transportation, and 3-6 academic credits are available through Tel Aviv University.

Negotiable; housing, meals and transport included

An archaeological field school open to undergraduates, graduate students, and general volunteers with no experience required, offering hands-on excavation work under a team of professional archaeologists (including veterans of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon) in flexible 1-6 week blocks across the 2026 summer season.

Fee varies by number of weeks

The classic short-term kibbutz work-exchange program: volunteers aged 18-35 work about 8.5 hours a day, five days a week, in a kibbutz's agriculture, kitchen, garden, or factory branches, in exchange for shared accommodation, three daily meals, laundry facilities, and a small monthly stipend, without the structured Hebrew-ulpan component of Kibbutz Ulpan.

No program fee; volunteers receive room, board, and a small stipend

A 10-month fellowship for college graduates aged 20-26 combining Hebrew immersion, civil rights and community-building volunteer work, and hands-on social action, structured in three roughly 3-month sections: Hebrew ulpan at an absorption center, full-time community service in a development town, and a final stretch on a kibbutz, in the army, or in an internship, with housing, transportation, and food stipends all arranged by program staff.

A 10-month fellowship for post-college young adults with strong Hebrew (Arabic a plus), interning 32 hours a week at an individually-selected Israeli NGO working on civil and human rights, environmental justice, Jewish-Arab equality, women's status, religious pluralism, or economic gaps, with a $23,300 living stipend, monthly enrichment programming, and leadership training.

$23,300 stipend covers living expenses; fellows are asked to fundraise $1,000+ for NIF before departure

A five-week volunteering and touring program for 10th-11th grade girls, featuring service work such as soup kitchens, kibbutz volunteering, and assisting children with disabilities alongside touring.

$10,700 + $500 application fee (2026); $3,000 RootOne voucher available