Free · Word and PDFAward certificate templates
For a prize, a competition winner or an end-of-year award. Gold, medals and laurels, with room for what the award is for. 16 templates, every line editable in Word.
Want your logo, colour or signature on it? Press Customise to open any template in the free certificate maker.
- Gold foilCustomise
- LaurelCustomise
- Night and goldCustomise
- Deep and goldCustomise
- Gold starCustomise
- Royal foilCustomise
- Midnight foilCustomise
- Burgundy formalCustomise
- Black tieCustomise
- Gold sweepCustomise
- Copper sweepCustomise
- Crimson bannerCustomise
- VarsityCustomise
- Bronze laurelCustomise
- CelebrationCustomise
- Ruby barsCustomise
Wording for an award certificate
Lines for under the name. Copy one, then paste it over the placeholder in Word.
What to put on it
- The award’s name, as it was announced
- What it was for, in a few words
- Who gave it: your organisation and your logo
- The date it was presented
- A signature, and the signer’s title
How to edit an award certificate in Word
- 01Download the Word filePress Word on any template. It’s a .docx, A4 landscape, with its fonts inside.
- 02Enable editingWord may open it in Protected View first, as it does any download. Click Enable Editing.
- 03Type over the placeholdersEvery line is its own text box. The logo, seal and signature are pictures: delete them, or right-click ▸ Change Picture.
- 04Print it or save a PDFFile ▸ Print on card, or File ▸ Save As ▸ PDF to email it. Change the name and save again for the next person.
Questions
- What should an award certificate say?
- Who it’s for, the award’s name, what it was for and when, with your organisation’s name and a signature. One line under the name is enough: “is awarded First Place in the 2026 Regional Finals.”
- Can I add a gold seal?
- Most of these have one: a medal, a laurel or a starburst. In Word it’s a picture you can delete, or press Customise to pick another seal and colour.
- What paper should I print it on?
- A heavy matt or silk card, 200–300 gsm, in A4 or US Letter. Print at full size with no scaling, or “fit to page” on Letter.
- Are these certificate templates free?
- Yes. Download as many as you like as Word or PDF: no sign-up, no watermark.
- Can I edit them in Word?
- Yes. The design is the page’s background and every line of text is a text box you can retype, in the template’s own font (the fonts are inside the file). The logo, seal and signature are pictures you can delete or change.
- Will they open in Google Docs?
- They’re made for Microsoft Word. Google Docs can open a .docx but may move the text boxes and swap the fonts, so for Google Drive, customise the template in the maker and download a PDF.
More certificate templates
Run training or courses?
In Knola, every person who finishes gets their certificate automatically: filled in, emailed and checkable. Free on every plan.