8th – 22nd July 2017
Supported by the Honor Frost Foundation (www.honorfrostfoundation.org )
Applications open on 1st February 2017 – Applications close on the 28th February 2017.
Open to all (qualifications required below) with applications specifically encouraged from young archaeologists or students of archaeology on Cyprus and from the Eastern Mediterranean Region (including Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Turkey) with scholarships (up to 90% of the fees) available to help support their attendance.
The 2017 fieldschool will be held on the Nissia Wreck in 28m of water off the coast of Famagusta Bay.  Participants will be able to contribute to genuine research on this important site, which is being studied by the University of Cyprus Maritime Archaeological Research Laboratory.
The 2017 Fieldschool
Minimum diving qualification: PADI Advanced Openwater and “Enriched Air Diver” (or equivalent) with a minimum of 25 dives. The Enriched Air Diver course can be undertaken at the beginning of the fieldschool for about 60 euro). It would be an advantage to hold the PADI “Deep Diver” specialty but this is not required. All divers attending must have DAN insurance in order to participate.
Cost £1,500 (UK Pounds).  Cost includes all tuition, certification, all internal travel, accommodation, food, diving air, cylinder hire, and excursions.  Price does not include travel to Cyprus or any additional equipment hire.
Students who are awarded scholarships will be expected to pay £200.00 to attend the fieldschool.
Students who are not awarded a scholarship will be expected to pay a deposit of £500.00 (UK Pounds) to secure their place by the 26^th March 2017. This will only be refundable if cancellation occurs before the 30^th April 2017, but only if the vacant place is taken by another participant. A £50.00 administration charge will be applied to any cancellations.
Final balance payments will be required by the 18^th June 2017.
Applications
An application form (as a MS Word doc) can be found here.
The deadline for applications is the 28^th February 2017.
Completed application forms should be returned via email to Fieldschool Director Mark Beattie-Edwards.
See what happened on the 2015 and 2016 fieldschools on the Facebook page here and you can read the 2016 blog here.