Highlights
Tuition fee
71325 USD / year
71325 USD / year
71325 USD / year
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Tuition fee
71325 USD / year
71325 USD / year
71325 USD / year
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Duration
48 months
Duration
48 months
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Start date
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Campus location
Chicago, United States
Campus location
Chicago, United States
Taught in
English
Taught in
English

About

We offer a bachelor degree in Physics at University of Chicago. Twenty-nine Nobel Prize–winning physicists have studied, researched, or taught at Chicago, beginning with Albert Michelson, whose measurements of the speed of light earned him the Nobel in 1907.

Overview

The current faculty is ranked in the top 7 of 147 physics faculties reviewed by the National Research Council. 

Key Facts

  • Chicago contributions to the field include the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear reaction; the theory of white dwarves, neutron stars, and black holes; and discovery of the top quark. 
  • The Physics program at University of Chicago emphasizes laboratory experimentation and covers the fundamentals necessary for graduate study or careers in theoretical physics, experimental physics, astronomy and astrophysics, some fields of engineering, and interdisciplinary specialties such as biophysics, medical physics, and atmospheric and environmental sciences

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • The Physics of Stars 
  • Physics of Galaxies
  • The Physics of Galaxies and the Universe
  • Cosmological Physics 
  • Radiation Processes in Astrophysics 
  • Astrophysics of Exoplanets

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • Chicago, United States

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

  • Application for Admission and Supplement Essays
  • Application Fee or Automatic Fee Waiver
  • Secondary School Report and Transcript
  • Two Teacher Evaluations
  • Midyear Report
  • Test-Optional

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

  • International

    Non-residents
    71325 USD / year
    ≈ 71325 USD / year
  • Out-of-State
    71325 USD / year
    ≈ 71325 USD / year

  • Domestic

    In-State
    71325 USD / year
    ≈ 71325 USD / year

Living costs

Chicago

United States
1297 - 2491 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Physics.

Available Scholarships

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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
18 Dec 2026
Klein Family Scholarship

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Education USA
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Grant
20000 USD
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Top-Up Scholarship
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Education USA
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
07 Oct 2026
Fulbright U.S. Student Program

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U.S. government
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Various benefits
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Stipendium Peregrinum

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Education USA
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25600 USD
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Next 100 (Kitas 100)

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Government of the Republic of Lithuania
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Grant
7000000 KRW
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Overseas Exchange Scholarship Program Of Mirae Asset Park Hyeon Joo Foundation

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Education USA
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Grant
40000 AUD
Deadline
30 Sep 2026
Veterans’ Fund Indigenous Scholarships
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American Australian Association (AAA)
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Grant
Various benefits
Deadline
31 Jan 2027
Bakala Foundation Scholarship Program
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Education USA
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Various benefits
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Crown Prince International Scholarship Program (CPISP)

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Education USA
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Grant
16800 USD
Deadline
01 Oct 2026
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Various benefits
Deadline
15 Dec 2026
Hong Kong Schools Alumni Federation Scholarship
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Education USA
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Grant
300000 HKD
Deadline
31 Dec 2026
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30000 USD
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Education USA
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Grant
28000 USD
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Anytime
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1000 USD
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04 Nov 2026
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1000 USD
Deadline
28 Feb 2027
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1000 USD
Deadline
16 Dec 2026
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1000 USD
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31 Dec 2026
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1500 USD
Deadline
28 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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02 Nov 2026
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1000 USD
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14 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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07 Dec 2026
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1000 USD
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12500 USD
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15 Dec 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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07 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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18 Nov 2026
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1000 USD
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16 Nov 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Sep 2026
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10000 CZK
Deadline
30 Nov 2026
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1000 USD
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28 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Nov 2026
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1500 USD
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27 Dec 2026
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3500 USD
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15 Nov 2026
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2000 USD
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15 Mar 2027
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1000 USD
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12 Dec 2026
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1500 USD
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31 Dec 2026
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1000 USD
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31 Aug 2026
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2500 USD
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15 Dec 2026
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2500 USD
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31 Aug 2026
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5000 USD
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15 Feb 2027
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1000 USD
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09 Sep 2026
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1500 USD
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02 Nov 2026
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1000 USD
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12 Aug 2026
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1000 USD
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10 Aug 2026
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1000 USD
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31 Dec 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Jan 2027
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1000 USD
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02 Dec 2026
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1500 USD
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25 Nov 2026
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1000 USD
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31 Dec 2026
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2500 USD
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28 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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31 Aug 2026
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2000 USD
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01 Oct 2026
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2000 USD
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01 Sep 2026
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1500 USD
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15 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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1000 USD
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30 Sep 2026
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12000 USD
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16 Aug 2026
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500 USD
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2500 USD
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30 Jan 2027
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1000 USD
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02 Feb 2027
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1000 USD
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31 Dec 2026
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5000 USD
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31 Oct 2026
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2500 USD
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15 Jun 2027
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1500 USD
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23 Sep 2026
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3000 USD
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31 Oct 2026
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1000 USD
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14 Dec 2026
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6000 USD
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30 Jan 2027
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2500 USD
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15 Jun 2027
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1000 USD
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12 Oct 2026
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1000 USD
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02 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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1000 USD
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15 Sep 2026
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1000 USD
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31 Aug 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Sep 2026
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400 USD
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15 Oct 2026
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2500 USD
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15 Sep 2026
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1250 USD
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15 Oct 2026
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1000 USD
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27 Nov 2026
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2500 USD
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2500 USD
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15 Dec 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Sep 2026
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500 USD
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31 Dec 2026
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1500 USD
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19 Aug 2026
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2500 USD
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31 Aug 2026
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500 USD
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15 Sep 2026
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12500 USD
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15 Dec 2026
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Various benefits
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15 Mar 2027
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2500 USD
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31 Aug 2026
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1000 USD
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12 Oct 2026
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2500 USD
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15 Dec 2026
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2500 USD
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30 Jan 2027
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1500 USD
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15 Sep 2026
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1500 USD
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15 Sep 2026
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2500 USD
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01 Dec 2026
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2500 USD
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15 Oct 2026
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