2015 – 2018: PhD Scholarship Australian Postgraduate Award, AUD$26 682 pa

2015 – 2018: PhD Scholarship Sydney Eye Hospital Postgraduate Foundation Top-Up Scholarship, AUD$5000 pa

2016: Zhao G, Wazin F, Shu DY, Susanto A, Lovicu FJ. A role for the novel Spred proteins in regulating lens cell proliferation and differentiation. NWG Macintosh Memorial Grant, Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney, AUD$12 000 (Link)

2017: Shu DY, Das S, Lovicu FJ. Investigating the growth factor signalling pathways underlying the pathogenesis of human cataract. NWG Macintosh Memorial Grant, Discipline of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney, AUD$12 000 (Link)

2017: Shu DY, Das S, Lovicu FJ. How do cataracts form and how can we prevent them? Crowdfunding on www.experiment.com; DOI: 10.18258/9993, USD$2 630 (Link)

2019: Shu DY. Cancer Research Foundation Cell Imaging Grant for the EVOS M7000 Imaging System (AMF7000), USD$78, 315, Thermo Fisher Scientific (Link)

July 2020 – July 2021: Shu DY. Fight for Sight Leonard & Robert Weintraub Postdoctoral Fellowship, USD$22, 500. Fight for Sight United States (Link)

July 2021 – July 2023: Shu DY. Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Macular Degeneration Research, USD$200, 000. BrightFocus Foundation (Link)

2022-2022: Shu DY. Interstellar Initiative by the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and the New York Academy of Sciences. The initiative aims to increase international and interdisciplinary collaboration uniting scientists within the early stages of their careers and catalyzing scientific advancement 2700000JPY (18598USD). nyas.org/interstellar

Key Personnel on Grants

November 2021: You Jingjing. Global Development Awards, Office of Global Engagement (OGE) at the University of Sydney, Australia. The Global Development Awards include a structured training program, mentoring and where required, teaching relief, to provide focused time for international research development (Link) AUD$25, 000