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 # NBC Bay Area: Bay Area Student Follows Passion With Help From Scholarship

 

##### Shawn Wei was one of 100 students awarded the Medtronic Spark Scholarship.

 

 

 Sep 21, 2026 4:30 PM ET

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Originally published by [NBC Bay Area](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/local/uc-berkeley-medtronic-spark-scholarship/4144320/).

Berkeley’s Shawn Wei, a freshman at USC, was one of 100 students awarded the Medtronic Spark Scholarship.

[Watch the segment here.](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/news/local/uc-berkeley-medtronic-spark-scholarship/4144320/)



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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