According to the above Act, a young researcher is a person conducting scientific activity who:
1) is a doctoral candidate or an academic teacher and has not obtained a doctoral degree, or
2) holds a doctoral degree, obtained no more than 7 years earlier, and is employed in an entity referred to in Art. 7(1) of the Act.
This period does not include break in scientific activity related to maternity leave, leave on conditions of maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave or childcare leave of a grantee, granted under the rules set out in the Act of 26 June 1974. – Labour Code, or collection sickness benefit or rehabilitation benefit in connection with inability to work, including caused a disease requiring medical rehabilitation.