Talked to a professor who did research that did interesting work. Also helped that I am an active participant of his lectures. Show that you are self driven and am capable of handling tasks without much guidance.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Cal Poly Pomona Foundation (Pomona, CA) in Sept 2018
Interview
The process was very easy and straight forward. All the interview process was, was a simple question on why I wanted to work at the foundation and a submission of a resume. THe process was very smooth overall and enjoyable.