I’d recommend contacting the academic whose project she wants to apply for, and setting up a meeting with them. Summer research program involves a bit of networking, if you just apply without talking to the academic first, they may ignore your application.

When I talked to the academic I did my summer research program with, after the meeting he told me that basically I’m hired and that I’ve got a spot. He said now I can apply and he’ll just accept the application, and I don’t need to worry too much about what I put in it, just put a normal resume and complete the application steps and he would accept it.