After applying online (internship openings were posted much later than promised), I was eventually contacted by someone from HR (if I recall correctly) to set up the initial phone interview. We had a great conversation about my background and what the internship would entail, and then she eventually passed my name onto the hiring manager. About a week later, he contacted me and we had a second phone interview a week following that. Finally, I was offered the position only a few weeks before the summer internship was to start. Applying for one of these internships requires you to know you want it- applications open and all interviews happen after most application cycles are complete. For example, I had another internship lined up before I was even able to apply for this one.