Who is a young scientist?

Pursuant to Article 360 section 2 of the act of 20 July 2018 - Law on Higher Education and Science, a young scientist is a person conducting a scientific activity, who:

• is a doctoral student or an academic teacher – and does not hold a degree of doktor or
• holds a degree of doktor, obtained not more than 7 years ago, and is employed at an entity referred to in Article 7 section 1 of the said act. 

The period referred to above shall not include maternity leave, leave on terms of maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave or leave to raise a child, granted pursuant to the rules laid down in the act of 26 June 1974 - Labour Code, or periods of receiving maternity benefit or parental benefit, or periods of receiving sickness benefit or rehabilitation benefit in connection with inability to work, including inability caused by an illness requiring medical rehabilitation.

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