I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Penn State (Malvern, PA) in Sep 2019
Interview
The professor shortlist the student based on the interests mentioned in the resume. Asks questions about the familiarity with the technology and sends it to the chancellor for review. Based on funding, the students are assigned the professor to work under.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any previous experience with Blockchain? If no, how committed and interested are you to learn?