The Unofficial SMART Scholarship Forum

Hi! I got an email saying that I did not receive the scholarship but that over the next few weeks the DoD will continue to select recipients. I'm a plastics engineer and I have communicated with my potential sponsering facility often but apparently the department I would be working in wasn't the top of the facilities list for funding students. Anyone know how likely it is to hear back after that? Not sure if I should keep my hopes up or accept the rejection.
Thanks!