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Free Year-End Award Certificate Templates

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Free to edit. Download from $5.00, one-time payment.
Making them for a group? Add every name in the editor (type them or upload a CSV) and pay once, no subscription.

Close the year with an award people keep. Employee of the year, teacher and student of the year, volunteer of the year, years of service and end-of-season team awards: add the name and the year, edit free online, then download a print-ready PDF, PNG or JPG for the holiday party, the last assembly before the break or the January kickoff.

Free to edit No sign-up One name or the whole team
Employee of the Year Leadership & Outstanding Employee Years of Service & Work Anniversaries Teacher of the Year Student of the Year & End-of-Term Awards Volunteer of the Year Coach, MVP & End-of-Season Awards

Employee of the Year

13 designs

Annual awards for the person who carried the team this year, landscape or portrait.

Leadership & Outstanding Employee

9 designs

Leadership, outstanding employee, most improved and best team awards for the year-end party.

Years of Service & Work Anniversaries

12 designs

Thank long-serving staff at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years.

Teacher of the Year

7 designs

Teacher of the year and best teacher awards from a school, a class or parents.

Student of the Year & End-of-Term Awards

12 designs

Student of the year, star student, academic excellence, most improved, honor roll and perfect attendance.

Free Honor Roll Certificate

Free Honor Roll Certificate

US Letter · Landscape
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Free A Honor Roll Certificate

Free A Honor Roll Certificate

US Letter · Landscape
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Volunteer of the Year

6 designs

Volunteer of the year and outstanding volunteer awards for churches, schools and charities.

Coach, MVP & End-of-Season Awards

9 designs

MVP, best team and coach awards for the end of the season, plus student of the year designs for martial arts schools.

Making certificates for your whole team or class?

Pick a design and turn on Add multiple names. Type one name per row or upload a CSV, and each person gets their own certificate. One payment for the whole list, no subscription.
See how it works

Make a Year-End Award in 3 Steps

No design skills needed. Most people finish in a few minutes.

1

Pick a design

Choose an employee, teacher, student, volunteer or team award above, in landscape or portrait.

2

Make it yours

Type the name, the year and why they won. Upload your logo and signatures, or add a list of names.

3

Download & present

Preview it free, then download a 300 DPI PDF, PNG or JPG. Print it on card stock and present it at the party or ceremony.

Frequently Asked Questions

Most workplaces give an Employee of the Year award, one or two leadership or outstanding employee awards, and years of service certificates for staff reaching 5, 10, 15, 20 or 25 years. Schools add teacher of the year, student of the year, honor roll and perfect attendance, and clubs and teams add MVP, coach and volunteer of the year.

The person's full name, "Employee of the Year" and the year, one line about why they won (for example "For outstanding leadership and dedication to our customers in 2026"), the company name, the date and one or two signatures. Every line on our templates is editable.

Yes. Open a design and turn on Add multiple names. Type one name per row or upload a CSV, and each person gets their own certificate. You pay once for the whole list, with no subscription. See certificates for multiple names.

Give yourself a week before the party or ceremony so you have time to collect names, check spellings and print. Editing takes a few minutes, and the download is instant, so a last-minute certificate is still possible.

Yes. Every design downloads as a 300 DPI PDF, PNG and JPG that fits US Letter and A4. A heavy card stock (65–110 lb) looks best and fits a standard certificate frame. See our printing guide.

Yes. Open any design, change the name, year and wording, and preview it free online with no card and no sign-up. You only pay when you download the finished certificate.

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