Awards & recognition

Certificate of Excellence Templates

A certificate of excellence honours consistently outstanding work: research, teaching, service or results. Our elegant designs suit academic and corporate awards alike.

10 certificate of excellence designs

What to include in a certificate of excellence

  • Recipient's name
  • Area of excellence
  • Award or occasion
  • Short citation
  • Signatures and date

Certificate of Excellence format

Sample wording to adapt. In SealHive, names, roles and dates fill in for you.

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

This certificate is awarded to
[Name]
for excellence in
[Area]

[Citation]

[Signature]
[Name], [Title] · [Date]

Your brand on every design

Logo, colors, fonts and signatures, set once in your brand kit.

A QR code on every copy

Scanning it opens a verification page with who issued it, to whom and when.

Hard to fake

Anyone can upload the PDF to check it hasn't been edited. You can revoke it anytime.

Certificate of Excellence questions

How does someone check that it's genuine?

Every document issued with SealHive carries a QR code and a short link. Scanning it opens a page on our site showing who issued it, to whom and when, and whether it's still valid. Anyone can also upload the PDF to confirm it hasn't been edited.

Is it free?

Yes. You can design and preview with every template for free, and your first certificate is free. After that, you buy credits: one credit issues one certificate or letter.

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