May I select a faculty mentor from my current department or campus?

The program encourages applicants to look for a mentor outside their current department and their home campus unless they can articulate a strong reason for remaining in the same academic location in their research proposal and/or education background statement. For the University of Maryland program, this FAQ only applies to current University of Maryland Ph.D. students, postdocs, etc. who are interested in applying to the University of Maryland postdoc program; applicants from other institutions (i.e., not the University of Maryland) should identify a mentor in the most appropriate UMD academic department.