Agree AOE is a convoluted way of expressing a deadline. 
Here is what MIT says
so Anywhere on Earth (AoE) is 12 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time
The Central Daylight Time (CDT) is 5 hours behind of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) (6 behind CST) this seems to be your local midnight to day, July 30. Now why couldn't they say that instead of AOE?
so, submit your Project NOW and you will be OK I believe.