Funding scheme for the Integrated Climate Protection Concept

A maximum of €300,000 is available per financial year to fund measures under the Integrated Climate Protection Strategy (Content: German only). Individual applications must not exceed this amount. Applications must be for a minimum of €50,000; applications for less than this amount will not be funded.

Yes, all applications must be directly linked to at least one measure set out in LUH’s Integrated Climate Protection Strategy (Content: German only). Please also refer to the application form. Applicants must demonstrate the extent to which the project will lead to a reduction in CO₂ emissions. Alternatively, projects relating to measures that have so far been implemented to a limited extent or inadequately, or which are still in their infancy (‘seed funding’), are also eligible for funding.

Teaching projects that contribute to sustainable or climate-adapted campus development (e.g. buildings, outdoor design) are also particularly eligible for funding. Cross-disciplinary or interdisciplinary projects are prioritised. Funding is provided exclusively for concepts with a long-term impact and/or an innovative character (‘flagship project’).

The Green Office is happy to provide advice.

Please submit your applications to the LUH Green Office exclusively in digital form via the email address greenoffice@uni-hannover.de. Application forms can be found here.

• Compliance with the requirements of the funding program (e.g., application amount, duration)
• Reference to the Integrated Climate Protection Concept
• Degree of innovation of the project
• Climate protection potential (quantitative/qualitative)
• Feasibility of the project
• Cost-benefit ratio
• Impact of the project and multiplier effect Sustainability
• Long-term nature of the project

Funds are allocated to the applicant institution once the project has been approved. This usually takes place at the start of the semester following the application deadline.

The project duration should not exceed two years. Ideally, the funds should be spent in the financial year for which they were requested.

In 2026, there will be two application deadlines: applications may be submitted by 15 June 2026 and by 1 November 2026. Applicants will receive a response by the start of the following semester (1 October 2026 or 1 April 2027).
In subsequent years, there will be only one application deadline per year. Applications may be submitted by 1 November of each year for the following financial year.

All departments and staff members at LUH are eligible to apply. Student projects are not eligible for funding under this scheme.

The Green Office team, in collaboration with the Senate Working Group on Sustainability, reviews the applications received, assesses their relevance to LUH’s Integrated Climate Protection Strategy (Content: German only) and their alignment with the funding programme’s objectives, and subsequently makes a recommendation to the Executive Board. The Executive Board decides whether to approve the applications.

At the end of the project period, a final report must be submitted, including visual documentation (photos, video). Completed initiatives will be reported on via the Green Office website, amongst other channels. A template for the final report can be found here.

Once the measure has been completed, the Green Office will verify the proper use of funds in consultation with Department 5. Approved funds that have not been spent will be returned to the funding programme for further use. If an applicant organisation has spent more than the approved amount, it must finance the additional expenditure from its own resources.