Digital Badges

Achievements, earned and
worn proudly.

Every skill, milestone, and micro-credential deserves more than a line on a resume. Showgrid badges are cryptographically sealed, instantly verifiable, and built to be shared.
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Badges worth earning

A glimpse of the credential categories issued across the Showgrid network — each one sealed, dated, and publicly verifiable.

Academic

Academic Excellence

Top-tier grade achievement

Verified
Leadership

Student Leadership

Council & club leadership roles

Verified
Technical

Technical Skill

Verified coding & tooling ability

Verified
Community

Community Impact

Verified volunteering hours

Verified
Research

Research Contributor

Published or co-authored work

Verified
Industry

Industry Certified

Partner-endorsed skill credential

Verified
Soft Skill

Public Speaking

Assessed communication ability

Verified
Achievement

Competition Winner

Ranked event or hackathon result

Verified
The anatomy of a true credential

A badge on Showgrid isn't a sticker — it's a sealed, verifiable record that carries its proof wherever it goes.

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Tamper-Proof

A seal that can't be faked.

Every badge is bound to a SHA-256 fingerprint at the moment of issuance — edit the artwork, and the seal breaks instantly.

02
Portable Proof

Wear it anywhere.

Embed on LinkedIn, resumes, email signatures, or a personal site — one live link that always reflects the current status.

03
Instant Trust

Verified in one scan.

Recruiters and institutions confirm authenticity in seconds — no calls, no email chains, no guesswork.

Built for both sides

Whether you're earning the badge or issuing it, Showgrid keeps the process simple, sealed, and shareable.

For Learners

Collect. Verify. Share.

  • One passport, every badgeAll your earned badges live in a single Skill Passport, sorted and always up to date.
  • Share with one linkDrop a public, QR-ready link into applications, resumes, or your LinkedIn profile.
  • Stand out to recruitersAI-tagged skills surface your badges to scholarships, internships, and job matches.
For Instructors

Issue at scale, without the risk.

  • Bulk issuance in minutesUpload a CSV and every row becomes a sealed, individually verifiable badge.
  • Your brand, every badgeDesign once with your institution's logo, colors, and signatory blocks — reused automatically.
  • Revoke with confidenceMade an error, or a badge no longer applies? Revocations propagate instantly everywhere it's shared.
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Every badge tells a story.
Make yours verifiable.

Join the institutions and learners already building tamper-proof credential histories on Showgrid — sealed at issuance, valid for life.

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