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Sally McGrane, a San Francisco native who holds a master s degree in Writing Seminars from The Johns Hopkins University, has been awarded a grant from the Fulbright Student Program for the 2004-2005 academic year. She is one of seven Johns Hopkins students and graduates this spring to receive a Fulbright grant, one of the most prestigious awards in academia. McGrane, 29, earned a master's degree from the Writing Seminars in 2003 and will travel to Germany to deepen her understanding of the country and its literary traditions. McGrane is a journalist whose pieces have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, which has published nearly 30 of her articles about technology, business and travel.

Created in 1946, the Fulbright Program aims to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of people, knowledge and skills. The program awards approximately 1,000 grants annually and currently operates in more than 140 countries. Successful U.S. applicants utilize their grants to undertake self-designed programs in a broad range of disciplines including the social sciences, business, communication, performing arts, physical sciences, engineering and education.

McGrane is the daughter of Bill and Sherrill McGrane of San Francisco. For more information on the Fulbright program, go to www.iie.org.