IFA

IFA may refer to:

Organisations

Academic institutes

• Institute for Astronomy, the branch of the University of Hawaii that maintains the Mauna Kea Observatory
• New York University Institute of Fine Arts, a graduate school of New York University

Economics and finance

• Independent Financial Adviser, a UK financial services professional
• Institute of Financial Accountants, a professional body representing financial accountants in the United Kingdom
• International Fiscal Association, an international organisation dealing with fiscal matters
• International Forfaiting Association, the international trade body for forfaiting
• International Factoring Association, an international association commercial factors

Sports

• Indian Football Association, the organization that administers association football in the state of West Bengal, India
• Intercollegiate Fencing Association, the oldest collegiate fencing conference in the United States
• International Fistball Association
• Iraq Football Association, the governing body for football in Iraq
• Irish Football Association, the organising body for football in Northern Ireland
• Islamabad football association, the governing body for football in Islamabad
• Israel Football Association, the governing body of football in Israel

Other organisations

• India Foundation for the Arts, a philanthropic grant-giving organization.
• Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau, a former East German vehicle manufacturer.
• Institute for Archaeologists, a professional organisation for archaeologists, based in the United Kingdom.
• Inter-Island Ferry Authority, a ferry service in the U.S. State of Alaska.
• International of Anarchist Federations, L'international des Federations Anarchistes, or International of Anarchist Federations.
• Irish Farmers' Association
• International Fertilizer Industry Association, a not-for-profit trade association that represents the global fertilizer industry.
• Invest in France Agency, the French government agency that promotes France's business image abroad and facilitates job-creating foreign investment.
• International Franchise Association, the world's oldest and largest organization representing franchising. Founded in 1960.
• International Federation on Ageing, an international non governmental organization working on ageing issues.
• International Federation of Airworthiness, dedicated to improving aviation safety by increasing international communication, awareness and cooperation on all airworthiness issues and particularly that of continuing airworthiness.

Science

• Incomplete Freund's adjuvant, an antigen solution emulsified in mineral oil, used as a booster of the immune system
• Indirect Fluorescent Antibody test
• Interferometer, a device to measure the interference pattern caused by differing waves

Technology

• Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA Berlin), originally the International radio exhibition Berlin, now a consumer electronics trade fair
• Interconnexion France-Angleterre, a system for the transfer of electric power between France and England

Other

• Ifá, a system of divination that originated in West Africa
• Ivar F. Andresen, a Norwegian opera singer

References