COFUND: Can vacation days be subtracted from the total time spent in the country of the beneficiary?

Days of holiday cannot be subtracted.

On p. 96 of the MSCA Work Programme 2026-2027 it is written that “Compulsory national service, short stays such as holidays, time spent by the researcher as part of a procedure for obtaining refugee status under the Geneva Convention  and time spent for obtaining EU temporary protection  are not taken into account.” This applies in another sense: if the candidate was living abroad but spent some days in the country of the beneficiary on holidays, these days will not be taken into account for the 12-months rule for application in this country.