Participation in IFA’s Excavation Projects

Travel

Per IFA policy, it is required that NYU affiliated travelers register for excavations through NYU Traveler. One can do so from the NYU Traveler website. Note that you are not required to book travel with NYU’s preferred agency but you must register for international fieldwork through NYU Traveler.

Travel Release Form

All students (regardless of academic affiliation) and NYU employees (including faculty) traveling abroad on NYU’s organized fieldwork are required to sign a travel release form prior to departure and submit this to the Field Director. Please see IFA’s Fieldwork Travel Release Form.

Health Insurance

All individuals (regardless of academic affiliation) participating in an IFA sponsored excavation must have health insurance and upon reasonable request, should be prepared to provide proof of insurance. Note that NYU does not carry insurance for any non-NYU affiliated participant.

For students, we will automatically enroll you and cover the cost for your participation in the GeoBlue student healthcare plan for travel abroad.

Public Safety Security Roster

Before departure, the Field Director is required to collect flight and emergency contact information for all participants and email a copy of the public safety security roster to the financial analyst (lam1@nyu.edu).

Office of Global Support

There may be unique issues associated with operating outside of the US. Any questions or concerns regarding the project can be directed to NYU’s Office of Global Support. Global Support provides a centralized location for administrative resources and a single point of contact for addressing related questions including:

  1. Traveling Globally {health insurance, visas}
  2. Payments Globally {tax, opening a foreign bank account}
  3. Working & Hiring Globally {hiring local employees, local employment laws}
  4. Global Regulatory Issues {interacting with local government officials, local laws}

NYU’s Office of Global Support can be contacted by email or phone at: 212-992-5650.


Read the IFA’s excavation policy online