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	"title": "NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program Information Session",
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	"location": "Virtual",
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	"virtual_url": "https://ucf.zoom.us/j/91078085430?pwd\u003Dhw0wVXTRQDF8Q5jx6Mzgukg7qvyVdG.1",
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	"starts": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
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	"category": "Tour/Open House/Information Session",
	"tags": ["graduate school funding","graduate school","STEM","Fellowship","research funding"],
	"contact_name": "Office of Prestigious Awards",
	"contact_phone": "407\u002D823\u002D2076",
	"contact_email": "OPA@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4159149/nsf-graduate-research-fellowships-program-information-session/"
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