predoctoral
adjective
pre·doc·tor·al
(ˌ)prē-ˈdäk-t(ə-)rəl 
: of, relating to, or engaged in academic study leading to the doctoral degree
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And the number of predoctoral students funded by NIH fellowships has increased steadily since 1998.
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Eva Rothenberg,
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