I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, East of England, England) in Mar 2019
Interview
Rigorous and thorough. You will very technical questions regarding your PhD topic. If you're aiming for a scholarship your application will be picked up by the foundations who are interested in you and you will be further interviewed on your research knowledge as well as your personality whetehr you're a good fit to the foundation's values
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explained your previous research experience and describe how you're going to expand the research furthe
I had a online meeting (30min) with potential supervisor and another professor in the department. They asked details about my research plan and feasibility, and etc.. You need to prepare to answer to detailed questions
I interviewed at University of Cambridge (Cambridge, East of England, England)
Interview
Very easy, just a casual chat with the prof.
Asked me about my experience and what I want to do.
Asked what papers from the lab I had read.
Asked about funding I'd applied for.
30 minutes interview with standard questions such as motivation and your future plan. Good to read few academic papers that are relevant and not relevant to your field. Be prepared to talk about it.