This status report presents progress data concerning the Graduate Fellowship Program that was initiated in Washington State in 1987. The Washington State legislature enacted the Graduate Fellowship Trust Fund Program to strengthen partnerships between citizens and public four-year institutions. It does this by providing a matching grant program to assist institutions in creating endowments for funding fellowships for distinguished students. No appropriation was made till 1990. In the 1989-91 biennium, the legislature provided $1.5 million to fund 60 fellowships: 36 at the University of Washington; 18 at Washington State University; 2 at Central Washington University; 1 at Eastern Washington University; 1 at The Evergreen State College; and 2 at Western Washington University. Specific grants are listed for each institution. (GLR)