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Hamburglobal Scholarship Program Performing A Hamburglobal Scholarship Program Experience Report Performing a 3-Month Research Internship in Canada Increases Social Interactions and Yields Joy and Fascination Christopher C. Reimann* *Universität Hamburg, M.Sc. Molecular Life Sciences, 6th Semester REPORT INFO ABSTRACT Country: Canada Canada and its high quality of life together with open- Type of Stay: Research Internship minded people and vast landscapes make it very attractive Host Institution: University of Alberta Application period: October 2017 to live and work in. To crown my studies of Molecular Life Internship period: Summer 2018 Sciences and to explore the field of neurosciences I did an Duration: 3 months internship researching Alzheimer’s disease at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. The effort of going through the application process for the position, funding and visa was made worthwhile by a big and open city, generous and welcoming people as well as an astounding nature. Being involved in developing a new method for Alzheimer’s research showed me new perspectives of this field and gave me inspiration for my future scientific career. Although experiencing winter would be necessary for a final conclusion, my summer internship intensified my desire of moving to Canada. 1. Introduction social programs and advanced health care system offer great opportunities for jobs, Canada, the land of the maple syrup recreation and building a life in general. and the reputation of very polite and Canada’s openness to immigrants of every overly apologetic inhabitants, was ranked culture, race and sexual orientation paints among the top 10 best countries according a very progressive picture and makes it an to the U.S. News & World Report in 2018 attractive country to move to. [1]. Its strong economy, well-balanced Research Internship in Canada (2018) 2 Being the second largest country in the I asked for an unpaid position due to the world, it not only has a lot of space to higher probability of being accepted. After offer but also impresses with breathtaking receiving the firm commitment, I was landscapes, abundant wildlife and natural referred to the department administrator resources. On top of that, Canada was who asked for a copy of my passport, a ranked fourth in the world for scientific brief project description and a letter from research quality by the Council of the University of Hamburg acknowledging Canadian Academies in 2012 [2]. the internship. Against this background it is needless to say that it has always been a personal 2.2. Application for Funding desire to experience living and working in In addition to the savings I had made Canada and I wanted to explore this from student assistant jobs and side jobs I opportunity with a 3-month internship. I applied for the Hamburglobal Scholarship. chose the University of Alberta (UofA) Being financially supported also facilitated because it is one of the leading research the application process at the UofA and universities in Canada and also a member gave my proposition more credibility. of the Campus Alberta Neuroscience Since the internship was scheduled to (CAN) collaboration which promotes the start in June 2018 I applied for the cooperation and success of neuroscience. Hamburglobal Scholarship in the fall term Since neuroscience always interested of 2017. It was simple to follow the me but went short in my study program of checklist on the website and after 1.5 Molecular Life Sciences at the University months I received the approval. of Hamburg, I applied to a research group about Alzheimer’s disease at the UofA in 2.3. Application for Visa the Department of Pharmacology. After I sent the Scholarship Letter to The 3-month stay was intended to the UofA, they sent me the official answer the question if I want to build a life Invitation Letter with which I could apply in Canada in the future. This report for a work permit visa. It also included investigates my preparation for a research instructions for applying and a receipt that internship abroad and summarizes my they had already paid the necessary experiences made in Canada. Employer Compliance Fee of 230$ (150€). The application process, again, relied 2. Material and Methods on working through a checklist, but since many of the requirements were directed 2.1. Application for an Internship towards workers applying for a work Preparing for an internship in Canada permit, a lot of the information was begins with the will to deal with unclear from a student’s point of view. In paperwork, back and forth email the end, the essentials were: a completed exchanges, confusion and setbacks. The application form, a reference letter from first thing to do was to contact the the University of Hamburg, the invitation research group directly with my CV letter from the UofA, certificates, CV, attached and ask for a summer internship. photo and passport. In order to apply, it Research Internship in Canada (2018) 3 was necessary to pay an application fee of Before I could even start looking 155$ (100€) with credit card. Surprisingly, through accommodation websites, a it only took 1 week for receiving the friend of friends offered me a room in his approval. house for the time being which was as generous as it was relieving. I was 2.4. Flights immediately integrated in the social There are a lot of metasearch engines environment of the neighbourhood and for cheap flights which I used to get an got to walk the neighbour’s dog on a daily idea of the prices and flight duration. It basis. The so called dog park turned out to was recommended to book a round trip be an idyllic ravine in the middle of the because it is supposed to be cheaper plus city with creeks and dense woods offering there was a rumor that return tickets are the opportunity to escape into nature. necessary in order to be granted entry to The house I lived at was located on the Canada. Since I aimed to be flexible about south side of the North Saskatchewan the day of return I booked an open return River which contains the University area ticket with a travel agency. The costs were and the historic district Old Strathcona about 950€ and included a 5 night (Figure 1). This district is Edmonton’s main stopover in Iceland on the way back which entertainment strip and centers on Whyte was possible by travelling with Icelandair. Avenue, harbouring restaurants, pubs, hotels, theatres and live music venues. 2.5. Insurance Whyte Ave almost directly connected my The affiliation of the Hamburglobal house with the University, which was program with the DAAD allowed for taking about 20 min away. A bus ticket was 3.25$ out the combined health, accident and (2.10€) per ride and lasted 90 min for liability insurance under the DAAD group return, transfer, or using the Light Rail insurance. It offered the essential Transit (LRT). I was lucky enough to insurances, was comparably cheap and borrow a bike from my roommate and simple to apply for. take the well-developed bike path parallel to Whyte Ave to the University. 3. Results 3.1. Board and Lodgings The streets of Edmonton are based on a grid system and are structured in Avenues running east to west and Streets running south to north. Accommodations mainly consist of individual houses alongside the avenues conveying a typical Figure 1: The historic district Old Strathcona. It is home to restaurants, theatres and live-performance venues, American suburban look. Prices for sharing and serves as shopping hub for residents and students. or renting a room in such houses range Of note is the Tim Hortons sign which advertises the characteristic Canadian fast food restaurant that can be from 500 to 800$ (400-600€) per month. found at every turn. Research Internship in Canada (2018) 4 Since summer is the time of semester fill out formalities like insurance vacation, the UofA had no welcoming statements, and later talked to the PI programs for me to offer, which was all about my project. what the employee had to say – per email In general, the supervision was rather and in person – when I asked for loose and based on trust which was not a orientation and activities. For that reason I problem since I was already familiar with learned relatively late about the broad the basic methods and the equipment. activity offers of the UofA. Finally, I was Independent working and detailed able to use the program to go camping at knowledge about the topic were expected the nearby Elk Island National Park or take but questions of all regards were never an part in the weekly and daily beach issue. Early on, I was entrusted with volleyball and soccer events. optimizing the cutting edge technology The University itself unfortunately Imaging Flow Cytometry for localizing the offered no canteen, so lunch had to be Alzheimer’s protein amyloid beta in either prepared or purchased at the extracellular vesicles. Since it is a state-of- expensive hospital cafeteria or at one of the-art method, we were one of the first the numerous fast food chains around groups to use it for neurodegeneration campus – the typical Canadian franchise research and I was free to develop and Tim Hortons was even integrated in the test own ideas. Although 3 months are building I was in. For grocery shopping, my generally not enough time for big go-to grocery stores were Safeway or No achievements in science, I at least got to Frills, since I did not have a car to target uncover that a commonly used solution Superstore or Costco. As nearly everything was contaminated and could lay the in Canada, groceries are more expensive foundation for future experiments.
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