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Connect VAS Call · Applicant Support
Applicant workflow

Apply for the Connect VAS Call

A simple, step-by-step guide for preparing, completing and submitting your application through NRIMS.

Before you begin: allow enough time to complete all sections and upload every required attachment before the call deadline. You may save your draft and return later.

1. Prepare before you start

Account access

Application content

Team and budget

Attachments

2. Complete your application in six stages

1 · Sign in2 · Find call3 · Project4 · Team5 · Budget6 · Submit
1

Open the call and sign in

  1. From the NRIMS home page, download and read the full Connect VAS Call for Proposals.
  2. Select Apply Here.
  3. Existing users: sign in with your NRIMS account.
  4. New users: select Register, complete registration, activate the account from the email received, then sign in.
No activation email? Check your spam or junk folder and confirm that you entered the correct email address.
2

Find the funding opportunity

  1. On your dashboard, open STI Funding Opportunities.
  2. Find Collective Network for Vaccine in West and East Africa and select View Details.
  3. Use View Attachment to review the full call, then select Apply Now.
3

Complete the project sections

Work through each application tab: Project Information, Background, Approach/Methodology, Project Results, Project Management and Project Follow-up.

  1. Complete every required field.
  2. Select Save or Save and Next before leaving a tab.
  3. Confirm that the completed tab turns green.
Good practice: draft long responses in a separate document first, then paste them into NRIMS. This gives you a backup and makes proofreading easier.
4

Add and confirm the project team

  1. Your Principal Investigator profile is added automatically. Select Update Team Member and complete any missing details.
  2. To add another person, select Add a Team Member.
  3. Search using the person's email address. If an NRIMS account is found, select it and submit. If not, enter the person's details manually.
  4. After adding or updating members, select Submit at the bottom of the team page.
Common oversight: adding a team member is not the final action; the team page must also be submitted/saved.
5

Build and save the budget

  1. Enter the relevant project year, activity and amount for each participating country.
  2. Select Add Activity to create each additional budget line.
  3. Use the combination of collaborating countries that applies to your proposal.
  4. Check totals and select Save before continuing.
Check consistency: budget activities, project activities, timelines and country participation should agree across the application.
6

Upload documents, review and submit

  1. Open Research Attachments and select Add Attachments.
  2. Upload every required document. All attachments must be PDF.
  3. Confirm that every application tab is green. The red Submit button appears only when all required information is complete.
  4. Review every section for accuracy, then select Submit Now.
  5. Check your email for the submission confirmation and reference number. Keep both for follow-up.
Important: a saved draft is not a submitted application. Submission is complete only after you select Submit Now and receive confirmation.

3. Final submission check

4. Save, return or track your application

What you need to doWhere to go
Continue a saved applicationDashboard → Proposal → Draft → Update Submission
Check a submitted application's progressOpen the relevant status category on the dashboard, or open the call and select View Details.

Troubleshooting

The Submit button does not appear

One or more sections are incomplete. Open every tab that is not green, complete all mandatory fields, and save it. Also confirm that the team page and attachments section have been completed.

I need to stop and continue later

Select Save before leaving the current section. Your application remains under Proposal → Draft. Use Update Submission when you return.

A team member is not found by email

Confirm the spelling and email address. If no registered NRIMS user is found, use the option to enter the team member's details manually.

An attachment will not upload

Confirm that it is a PDF and that it meets any file-size or document requirements stated in the call. Use a clear filename that identifies the document.

Application complete?

Submit before the deadline, retain the confirmation email and reference number, and use the NRIMS dashboard to monitor the status of your application.

We wish you success with your application.

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This workflow reorganizes the Connect VAS Call Applicants Guide into a task-based web format. The full Call for Proposals remains the authoritative source for eligibility, required documents and deadlines.