Scholarship certificate maker
Printable scholarship award certificates for every recipient. The wording is filled in below: add each scholarship's name, paste the recipients and print.
Scholarship certificate templates
Eight of the 24 designs, with this certificate's wording. Choose one to use it in the maker below; every design takes your list of names, your logo and signatures.
1Wording
2Recipients 3
Pasted from a spreadsheet? Column A = name, column B = award. A first row of column titles (Name, First name / Last name, Award) is read and skipped.
No names: Print makes one certificate with an empty name line to write on by hand.
3Design and paper
Heritage gold · A4 · Landscape
Images stay in your browser. PNG, JPG, WebP (or SVG for the logo), under 2 MB.
4Date and signatures
Today · Ms. Rivera
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3 certificates
When a scholarship certificate is given
A scholarship certificate is usually presented at an awards night, a graduation or a donor event, and the recipient keeps it as a record of the award. It does not replace the award letter, which sets out the amount, the conditions and how the money is paid; the certificate is the part that is presented in public and framed.
What to put on a scholarship certificate
- The title: “Scholarship Award” or the scholarship's own name, such as “Margaret Ellis Memorial Scholarship”.
- The recipient's full name.
- What it is for: the field, the school or the reason it was awarded, and the year.
- The amount, if you want it shown – many schools leave it to the award letter.
- Who awards it: the foundation, school or club with its logo, and the signatures of the committee chair and the principal or donor.
Scholarship certificate wording examples
- GeneralThis certificate is presented to · Name · as the recipient of the 2026 Community Scholarship
- MemorialIn recognition of · Name · for being awarded the Margaret Ellis Memorial Scholarship in Nursing
- With amountCongratulations to · Name · on receiving a $1,000 Rotary Club Scholarship for 2026–27
- AcademicThis certifies that · Name · has been awarded the Dean's Scholarship for academic excellence
- SportsAwarded to · Name · for receiving the Booster Club Athletic Scholarship
- ClubThis certificate is presented to · Name · as the 2026 recipient of the Garden Club Scholarship in Environmental Science
Several scholarships, one print run
At an awards night, each recipient often has a different scholarship. Paste every recipient with their own scholarship line after the name – Daniel Kim | as the recipient of the Booster Club Athletic Scholarship – and set a general title such as “Scholarship Award”. All certificates come out in one design, in the order of your list, ready to hand out.
More wording, whole lists and printing
The wording guide has 11 more scholarship certificate wording examples, each with a link that fills it in here. To make one for every name on a class, team or staff list, see how to make certificates in bulk from Excel or Google Sheets. Before printing on card, read how to print certificates for paper weights and print settings.
Frequently asked questions
Should the scholarship amount go on the certificate?
It is up to you. The amount and conditions belong in the award letter; on the certificate, many schools show only the scholarship's name. If you want the amount shown, put it in the reason line.
Can each recipient have a different scholarship name?
Yes. Put the scholarship line after each name, after a tab, “|” or comma, or paste two columns from your list. Each certificate shows that recipient's own scholarship.
Who should sign a scholarship certificate?
Usually the chair of the scholarship committee and the principal, or a representative of the donor or foundation. Two signers fit, each with a name, role and optional signature image.
Which design suits a scholarship?
A formal one: the Classic designs have a gold frame and seal, and the Laurel designs a wreath above the title. Print on 200–250 gsm card if the certificate will be framed.
Related templates
All 17 are on the certificate templates page, grouped by occasion, in 24 designs.