*162 OPINION
This case is before the Court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Upon consideration of defendant’s motion, plaintiffs opposition and defendant’s reply, the Court will grant the motion.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff, an African-American female, brings this employment discrimination and retaliation claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Ms. Powell alleges that her employer, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”), discriminated against her based on her race and gender and retaliated against her for filing internal and EEOC complaints when it failed to promote her to numerous open positions between 1974 and 1998. >
Plaintiff filed this complaint on January 13, 2000, incorporating allegations from a formal complaint she had filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on April 8, 1997.1 On February 2, 2000, plaintiff amended her complaint to include allegations from a second EEOC complaint, filed on July 21, 1999, that she was denied two promotions on January 29, 1999 for discriminatory and retaliatory reasons. See Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint at ¶ 6 (“Am.Comp.”); Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Exhibit 1, Charge No. 100990691 (“Charge of Discrimination”). Then, on March 30, 2000, plaintiff filed a motion to dismiss without prejudice all claims that were based on her April 8, 1997 EEOC charge, acknowledging that the required 180-day waiting period had not been satisfied for these claims.2
*163In addition to requesting a dismissal without prejudice of the untimely claims, plaintiff sought to stay the remaining claims that had originated from her July 21, 1999 EEOC complaint, claims that were properly before the Court. The Court’s Order of March 31, 2000 granted plaintiffs motion to dismiss and stayed the remaining claims.3 The Court explicitly provided that plaintiff could amend her complaint to reallege the claims based on her April 8, 1997 EEOC charge following completion of the 180-day period.
On August 17, 2000, after sufficient time had passed for the 180-day period to expire, the Court lifted the stay on plaintiffs remaining claims, namely those based on her July 21, 1999 EEOC complaint. Neither then nor subsequently, however, did plaintiff amend her complaint to include the claims that had been dismissed without prejudice. Although plaintiff argues that she was not required to reallege these claims, the Court finds otherwise. See Plaintiffs Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment at 9-10 (“Pl.Opp.”). Both plaintiffs motion for partial dismissal of these claims and her proposed order, which the Court signed on March 31, 2000, provided that plaintiff could amend her complaint to reallege the dismissed claims after expiration of the 180-day period. See PI. Mot. at 2-3; Order Granting Partial Dismissal, March 31, 2000. Implicit in these provisions for future amendment was the fact that these claims, once dismissed, would not remain a part of this case. The Court therefore holds that only the claims based on plaintiffs July 21, 1999 EEOC charge are presently before this Court and subject to defendant’s motion for summary judgment.4
*164II. DISCUSSION
A. Summary Judgment Standard
Summary judgment should be granted when there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c). Material facts are those found in the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, admissions on file and affidavits that might affect the outcome of the case under governing law. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c); see also Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 243, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986).
There is no express or implied requirement in Rule 56 that the moving party support its motion with affidavits and similar materials negating the opponent’s claim. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(b); Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323, 106 S.Ct. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). On the other hand, the non-moving party’s opposition must consist of more than mere unsupported allegations and must be supported by affidavits or other competent evidence setting for specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(e); Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. at 324, 106 S.Ct. 2548. The evidence provided must be such that a reasonable jury would find in the non-moving party’s favor. See, e.g., Laningham v. U.S. Navy, 813 F.2d 1236, 1242 (D.C.Cir.1987). The moving party will be entitled to judgment as a matter of law where the non-moving party has failed to make a sufficient showing on an essential element of its case with respect to which it has the burden of proof. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c); Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. at 323, 106 S.Ct. 2548. To defeat a summary judgment motion, “a plaintiff must have more than a scintilla of evidence to support [her] claims.” Freedman v. MCI Telecommunications Corp., 255 F.3d 840, 845 (D.C.Cir.2001) (citing Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, 477 U.S. 242, 248, 106 S.Ct. 2505, 91 L.Ed.2d 202 (1986)).
B. Plaintiff’s Discrimination Claim
In order to survive a motion for summary judgment on a Title VII employment discrimination claim, the plaintiff must prove by a preponderance of the evidence a prima facie case of discrimination. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792, 802, 93 S.Ct. 1817, 36 L.Ed.2d 668 (1973). To establish a prima facie case of discrimination based on failure to promote plaintiff must show that: (1) she is a member of a protected class; (2) she suffered an adverse employment action; and (3) the unfavorable action gives rise to an inference of discrimination. See Stella v. Mineta, 284 F.3d 135, 145 (D.C.Cir.2002) (quoting Brown v. Brody, 199 F.3d 446, 452 (D.C.Cir.1999)).5 An alternative formulation in a failure to promote (as opposed to a lateral transfer) discrimination case is that: (1) plaintiff is a member of a protected class; (2) she was qualified for and applied for a promotion; (3) she was considered for and denied the promotion; and (4) after her rejection, the employer continued to seek applications from individuals who were no more qualified than plaintiff or awarded the position *165to such a person. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. at 802, 93 S.Ct. 1817; Forman v. Small, 271 F.3d 285, 292 (D.C.Cir.2001).
Based on the record in this case, the Court concludes that plaintiff cannot establish a prima facie case of discrimination because she has failed to satisfy the third element of the Stella/Freedman test or the fourth element of the McDonnell Douglas test. It is undisputed that plaintiff is a member of a protected class and that she suffered adverse employment actions in being denied two promotions in January 1999.6 The circumstances of the denials, however, do not give rise to an inference of discrimination or demonstrate that she was denied the promotion because of her membership in a protected class. Plaintiff has presented no evidence beyond her own word that the denial of the promotions resulted from discrimination by defendant, such as documentation that she was qualified for the promotions, that defendant continued to seek applicants after rejecting plaintiff who were no more qualified than she, or that the positions ultimately were given to people outside of her protected class. See McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. at 802, 93 S.Ct. 1817. While plaintiff makes sweeping claims of discrimination, she has presented no admissible evidence setting forth “specific facts showing that there is a genuine issue for trial” on this issue. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(e) Plaintiffs allegations are supported primarily by her own affidavit, which was written as part of a different lawsuit entirely, one year prior to the events at issue here, an affidavit that is rife with speculation and hearsay. See PI. Opp., Exhibit 2, Bansal, et al. v. WMATA, Civil Action No. 96-2228, Affidavit of Christine S. Powell (“Powell Aff.”). Such evidence fails to provide any objective basis for an inference of discrimination, thus defeating her prima facie case. See, e.g., Brown v. Brody, 199 F.3d at 457 (prima facie case of discrimination not made out where plaintiff offered no objective evidence of essential element of claim).
Moreover, the undisputed facts actually weigh against an inference of discrimination. Specifically, the record reflects that plaintiff applied for one promotion in September 1998 and for two others posted in October 1998, all of which involved Contract Administrator positions at the TA-22 level in WMATA’s Office of Procurement. On January 29, 1999, plaintiff was denied both of the promotions that had been posted in October. On March 27, 1999, however — just two months after the allegedly discriminatory promotion denials- — plaintiff was promoted to the TA-22 Contract Administrator position for which she had applied in September. Defendant also states (and plaintiff does not contest) that it subsequently promoted plaintiff to a TA-24 position. See Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendant’s Statement of Material Facts As To Which There Is No Genuine Issue of Dispute at ¶¶ 7, 8. As a matter of common sense, defendant’s rapid and repeated promotions of plaintiff after the alleged discrimination undermine plaintiffs theory of failure to promote since, in the end, defendant did not fail to promote plaintiff. Rather, defendant elevated plaintiff up to and beyond *166the level that she sought. Given the lack of evidence in the record to support plaintiffs allegations, and given defendant’s subsequent favorable treatment of plaintiff by repeated promotion, the Court concludes that plaintiff has failed to establish a prima facie case of discrimination. See Stella v. Mineta, 284 F.3d at 145.
C. Plaintiff’s Retaliation Claim
A prima facie case of retaliation under Title VII is established when a plaintiff demonstrates that: (1) she engaged in a protected activity; (2) the employer subjected the plaintiff to adverse action or to conduct that had an adverse impact on her; and (3) there is a causal link between the protected activity and the adverse action. See Forman v. Small, 271 F.3d at 299; Thomas v. National Football League Players Ass’n, 131 F.3d 198, 202 (D.C.Cir.1997), vacated in part on rehearing on other grounds, No. 96-7242, 1998 WL 1988451 (D.C.Cir. Feb. 25, 1998). To survive a motion for summary judgment, plaintiff needs only to establish facts adequate to permit an inference of retaliatory motive. See Mitchell v. Baldrige, 759 F.2d 80, 85 (D.C.Cir.1985). An adverse employment action includes a decision that significantly changes the plaintiffs employment status, such as a failure to promote. See Burlington Industries Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742, 761, 118 S.Ct. 2257, 141 L.Ed.2d 633 (1998). The required causal link between the protected activity and the adverse action may be established by showing that the employer knew of the employee’s protected activity and that the adverse action took place shortly after the employee engaged in that activity. See Forman v. Small, 271 F.3d at 299; Mitchell v. Baldrige, 759 F.2d 80, 86 (D.C.Cir.1985).
Here, plaintiff claims that WMATA retaliated against her for filing several internal and EEOC complaints when it denied her two promotions on January 29, 1999. Based on the facts in the record, the Court finds that plaintiff has satisfied the first and second elements of her prima facie case for retaliation, but has failed to demonstrate the third element — a causal link. The first element of plaintiffs claim is satisfied because she engaged in protected activity when she filed her formal complaints with the EEOC on April 8, 1997 and July 21, 1999 and internal complaints with the WMATA Office of Civil Rights on July 12, 1990 and possibly other dates. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a) et seq; Charlton v. Paramus Board of Educ., 25 F.3d 194, 201 (3rd Cir.1994); McKenna v. Weinberger, 729 F.2d 783, 791 (D.C.Cir.1984).7 Plaintiff also satisfies the second element of a retaliation claim in that she was denied the two promotions posted in October 1998. For plaintiff to satisfy the third element, however, in the absence of any objective evidence of a causal link she must show that WMATA had knowledge of her internal or EEOC complaints and that the challenged promotion denial took place shortly thereafter.
It is undisputed that WMATA knew of plaintiffs EEOC complaints, but plaintiff provides no evidence of filing any complaint — internally or with the EEOC— shortly before January 1999. Her initial EEOC complaint was filed two years earlier, on April 8, 1997, and the second complaint was filed on July 21, 1999, six months after the allegedly retaliatory fail*167ure to promote. See Pl. Opp. at 4. The only evidence of an internal complaint filed by plaintiff with WMATA is a July 12, 1990 memorandum — -written eight and a half years prior to the alleged retaliation— from plaintiff to “CIVR/Swanson” raising allegations of race and sex discrimination by her employer and requesting that the Office of Civil Rights look into her claims. See Pl. Opp., Exhibit 9, Memorandum from Christine Powell to CIVR/Swanson dated July 12, 1990. While plaintiff claims that she had filed an internal grievance after being denied a position for which she had applied in December 1991 she does not state the dates on which she was denied the position or filed the grievance. See Powell Aff. at ¶ 10. Indeed, plaintiff suggests that she filed many internal complaints over the years as she applied for and “was continuously denied” other promotions, but she provides no evidence of the dates of those complaints. See Pl. Opp. at 1.
Based on the record, the only evidence of a recent promotion that plaintiff was denied before the denial now challenged was in March of 1996. See Pl. Opp. at 15; see also Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment, Exhibit 5, Plaintiffs Response to Defendant WMATA’s First Set of Interrogatories at 7.8 Even if plaintiff did file an internal complaint following this denial, such a complaint would be far too remote in time to permit an inference of causation between the protected activity and the allegedly retaliatory act in 1999. Finally, plaintiff claims that she filed an internal complaint on January 6, 1999, but provides absolutely no evidence in support of this assertion. Give the utter absence of evidence to support plaintiffs claim, the Court concludes that plaintiff has failed to demonstrate the necessary causal link between her protected activity and defendant’s allegedly retaliatory failure to promote. See Pl. Opp. at 15.
For all of these reasons, the Court finds that plaintiff has faded to make out a prima facie case of either discrimination or retaliation. The Court therefore grants summary judgment in favor of defendant. An Order consistent with this Opinion will issue this same day.
SO ORDERED.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT
This case came before the Court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated in the Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby
ORDERED that defendant’s motion for summary judgment is GRANTED; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that JUDGMENT is entered for defendant; it is
FURTHER ORDERED that this case is DISMISSED from the docket of this Court; and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that this Order and Judgment shall constitute a FINAL JUDGMENT in this case. This is a final appealable order. See Rule 4(a), Fed. R.App. P..
SO ORDERED.