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University of Maryland / College Park

Housing, moving sales, and community for visiting researchers, postdocs, visiting scholars, and interns around the University of Maryland, College Park and the US-1 corridor in Prince George's County. Independent community resource — not affiliated with or endorsed by the University of Maryland.

Nearby areas

College ParkHyattsvilleRiverdale ParkUniversity ParkGreenbeltBerwyn HeightsAdelphiTakoma Park

Getting around

College Park–U of Md (Green Line) sits at the campus edge, and the Purple Line is being built across the north of campus. Many live car-free in College Park, Hyattsville, or Riverdale Park and bike or bus in; MARC (Camden Line) also serves College Park.

Who it’s for

UMD visiting scholars, postdocs, research associates, J-1 exchange visitors, and interns

Institutions nearby

University of Maryland, College Park

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Official resources

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UMD International Students & Scholar Services — visiting scholars (official)UMD's official office for international faculty, researchers, and visiting scholars (visa sponsorship and arrival support). Visitors generally arrange their own housing — this is an independent community resource to help with that.

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Research funding & opportunities

Where research dollars are near UMD

Recent federal research awards and open opportunities from official public data (USAspending, NSF). These are recent examples, not a complete total. Useful context for deciding where to live near University of Maryland / College Park.

  • COOPERATIVE INSTITUTE FOR SATELLITE EARTH SYSTEM STUDIESUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · official record ↗
  • THE GODDARD CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CRESSTII) WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA.UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · official record ↗
  • THE GODDARD CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CRESSTII) WILL CARRY OUT OBSERVATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA.UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · official record ↗

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Housing, moving sales, and community for NASA Postdoctoral Program fellows, interns, cooperative researchers, and contractors around the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt. Independent community resource — not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA.

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Housing, moving sales, and community for ARS postdocs, ORISE fellows, research associates, and visiting scientists around the USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center. Independent community resource — not affiliated with or endorsed by the USDA.

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MoCo Corridor

Montgomery County Federal Science Corridor

The Montgomery County science corridor for visitors who move between campuses rather than living beside one: FDA White Oak and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research at Forest Glen, plus the Red Line and I-270 links to NIH Bethesda and NIST Gaithersburg. If you are assigned to one specific campus, start with that campus's own hub — this page is for choosing between them and for the commutes that cross them.

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DC metro

Washington DC metro research community

Researcher housing guidance organised around where you actually work and how you will commute across Washington, Maryland and Northern Virginia. This is the page for choosing: which campus you are assigned to, which jurisdiction you want to be a tenant in, and whether you can live without a car. The starting fact most arrivals learn late is that the institutions bringing you here mostly do not house you — NIH states in terms that it does not provide housing for fellows, and the NIH-adjacent option it points to is limited to badge-holding stipend fellows; NIST's guest-researcher pages carry no housing guidance at all. If you already know your campus, go straight to its own hub — NIH Bethesda and NIST Gaithersburg each have one. Independent community resource — not affiliated with or endorsed by any agency, hospital or university.

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