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width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Term Applied<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Date Available<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Applications Due<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\"><strong>Awarded<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">Fall 2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">July 26, 2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">August 2, 2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">August 5, 2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">Spring 2023<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">December 13, 2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">December 20, 2022<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; text-align: center;\">January 3, 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>Completed applications must be submitted via email to Julie Jackson, Salaries &amp; 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