Family LOM 360 degrees for physicians and scientists

The first performance-oriented allocation of funds (LOM) for research was introduced at the MHH in 2005. From the outset, it integrated a special funding measure for young female scientists by including the scientific achievements of women in the calculations with a factor of 1.5. In this way, the Institutes and Clinical Departments of the MHH and the working groups that generate LOM have a direct financial benefit from the work of female scientists. This creates a special incentive to promote and retain women. In addition, the scientific achievements of women become more visible. The women's factor in the research LOM has a good reputation as an innovative and successful measure for promoting women, not only within the university but also nationwide.

When the MHH designed a new measure to reconcile family and career as part of the "Family in the University" project funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation and wanted to create a financial incentive for Clinical Departments that employ mothers, it therefore made sense to take up the LOM concept and the family LOM was born. In the initial phase, the family LOM for female physicians was co-financed by the Robert Bosch Foundation. This funding came to an end in 2010 and the Presidium of the MHH decided to finance the project entirely from its own funds.

In 2010, the MHH was awarded the University Pearl for the Family LOM by the Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft. Since then, the family LOM has been established and further developed at MHH. From 2014 to 2024, not only female physicians but also female scientists were supported.

With the new "Family LOM 360 degrees" concept, physicians and scientists will also be supported from 2025 if they take care of their children as " activefathers" by taking at least six months of parental leave. In addition to other measures for active fathers, a cultural change is also to be initiated through financial support, with the aim that fathers and mothers can share professional work and care work equally if they wish.

Please note the submission deadline for family LOM applications

Quick and brief information on the Family LOM 360 degrees can be found in the German Family LOM 360 degrees flyer at Hannover Medical School and the English Flyer Family LOM 360 Degrees at Hannover Medical School.

The next information event on the Family_LOM 360° will take place on 26.06.2025 from 14:00 - 15:00
Speaker: A. Klingebiel, Equal Opportunities Office Info and registration.

We will be happy to inform you individually and personally before you apply.

In 2026, the MHH will provide a total of € 250,000 for this innovative family policy financial support instrument, of which:

50,000 € for investment funds,

90,000 € for material resources,

110,000.00€ for personnel funds.

The funds are tied to the usual annuality of the budget funds.

Family LOM 360 degrees is awarded as an application procedure .

Family LOM 360 Grad can be applied for in the amount of up to €12,000 by the returnee together with the head of department if the relevant award criteria are met.

Mothers should use the following form to apply Family LOM 360 degrees - Application for mothers. You can find the form here. (The application form for mothers can be found here in English).

The following award criteria apply to mothers:

• The physician or scientist has returned to her job at the MHH within one year of the date of birth of the child/children and the return is usually at least 50% (hardship regulation possible).
• The applicant returned at the time of application in the current year or in the previous year.
• The physician or scientist is still employed at the MHH at the time the funds are awarded and well beyond the return date.
• The application submitted by the returnee and the head of department is approved by the Commission for Equal Opportunities (KfG) and the funds are approved by the Equal Opportunities Officer.
• An application can only be submitted once for the same child and the same return to work by the mother. Family LOM 360 Grad can also only be approved once for multiple births.

Fathers please use the application form Family LOM 360 degrees - Application for fathers. The application form for fathers can be found here. (The application form for fathers can be found here in English)

The following award criteria apply to fathers:

• The physician or scientist has returned to work at the MHH after at least six months of parental leave within one and a half years, calculated from the date of birth of the child/children, and the return to work is generally at least 50% (hardship regulation possible).
• The applicant must have returned at the time of application in the current year or in the previous year.
• If the six months of parental leave are not taken consecutively by the father, the special family situation must be explained.
• Furthermore, the applicant may not work more than 50% part-time during the months of parental leave taken and the partner should work at least 50% or more.
• The physician or scientist is still employed at the MHH at the time the funds are awarded and well beyond the return date.
• The application submitted by the returnee and the head of department is approved by the Commission for Equal Opportunities (KfG) and the funds are approved by the Equal Opportunities Officer.
• An application can only be submitted once for the same child and the same return to work by the father. Family LOM 360 Grad can also only be approved once for multiple births.

Applications are processed on an ongoing basis as they are received. The Commission for Equal Opportunities (KfG) will decide on the eligibility of the measures applied for at its October meeting for the year 2026. Please send your completed and signed application in the original to the Equal Opportunities Officer of the MHH, OE 0013, by September 30, 2025 at the latest .

Please call Andrea Klingebiel on 0511 532-6521 for information in advance.

Once the applications have been approved at the October KfG meeting, funding is expected to be approved in mid-November. Please read the MHH Family LOM guidelines for applicants. You can find the English form here.

The applicant manages the funds via a new cost center to be set up and managed by themselves. The funds are available immediately after the account has been set up. The budget is set up once a month on a pro rata basis. Please check your account statements in SAP regularly. Contact persons, forms for setting up a cost center or SAP training dates can be found in SharePoint under the keyword Commercial Controlling or under the following link Commercial Controlling and Reporting (KCO) (mh-hannover.local). SAP training courses for cost center and fund managers usually take place once a month on a Friday.

Please note the deadlines at the end of the year:
- for investment funds usually mid-October and
- for material funds usually mid-December of the year.

Please call us if you have any questions!

Proof of the appropriate use of the Family LOM 360 Grad must be provided in January of the following year after disbursement.

A copy of the SAP account statement, a short report commenting on the use of the funds and a tabular comparison of the promised and actually used funds serve as proof of use. These documents should be sent either by e-mail or internal mail to the Equal Opportunities Officer and are used for submission to the Equal Opportunities Commission and for reporting in the Equal Opportunities Activity Report.