We would like to inform you of an inclusivity initiative we are organizing as part of an upcoming workshop on Nonperturbative Methods in Quantum Field Theory, to be held in-person at CERN from May 23 - June 3, 2022. The aim of the workshop is to bring together researchers from multiple subfields of theoretical condensed matter and particle physics, focused on the shared goal of solving strongly-coupled systems.

An important goal of this workshop is to help build a new research community and to do so in a way that promotes inclusivity and diversity. We plan to bring up to 10 young researchers---at any stage of familiarity with this topic---to the workshop, prioritizing those from underrepresented groups or who have limited access to funding resources. In addition to providing funding, we intend to support these researchers before, during, and after the workshop with (1) a preliminary "boot camp", (2) allotted discussions with senior workshop participants, and (3) virtual follow-up meetings.

We encourage all students and junior postdocs who are eager to join this research program to apply to this initiative. More information, including application instructions and a list of invited workshop participants, can be found on the website (see also the attached poster):

https://indico.cern.ch/event/1127820/

For full consideration, applications should be submitted by April 7. Due to COVID restrictions, workshop participation (other than through this inclusivity initiative) is by invitation only. We ask you to please forward this announcement to anyone else you think may be interested in applying.

Organizers: Alba Grassi, Brian Henning, João Penedones, Matthew Walters, Sasha Zhiboedov