SULI Rejection: Can I Resubmit With Unredacted Transcript?

[Woolford180]

I did a SULI last summer and I applied again this year.
But I just got a rejection from the DOE because I accidentally redacted my name from my transcript when I was removing PII.
Do you think the DOE would let me send a copy of my transcript with my name unreducated?

 

[Joshy]

I missed out on one because some careful eyes caught my birthday on one of my transcripts, and it wasn’t me :( I didn’t know they put my birthday on there and I never noticed it before lol.

It couldn’t hurt to ask, but I would consider the opportunity as a no go and look for other paths or other opportunities. Even though you may have been rejected from SULI you may have noticed that these national labs have lots of internship opportunities even directly through the national lab too (not just through SULI program) so you could probably look on their website and see if you can score something through that; maybe find a different education program to sponsor your time there. The other thing you can do is reach out directly to the PI's you knew and see if they have different means or funding (but don’t hassle them).

You can also look for internships elsewhere and diversify your experience. The year I got rejected I ended up getting another opportunity at NASA, which was awesome and worked out really well. The things I learned there later became critical for my current full-time career. Don’t give up- there’s something out there and you can do it :)

 

[Vanadium 50]

I'm sorry to hear this, but you should be thankful that you learned this lesson on something relatively minor as opposed to a million dollar grant proposal.

Applications are being considered now and offers are being generated. It's too late, I'm afraid.

 

[Frabjous]

Do you or your faculty advisor know a scientist at a national lab that can be directly contacted? Students are cheap in terms of lab costs, so if a PI can be convinced to get a student, they generally can find a way. There are plenty of potential mentors that have never thought about being one. Your previous mentor might not have the space, but might know someone who does.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Students are cheap in terms of lab costs

That depends. Depending on what is covered and what indirects are charged, they can be very expensive, especially compared to SULI who can be largely covered out of indirects.

At some labs, housing is made available. That would also be fend-for-yourself. At some labs there are programs specifically for SULI, and those are out.