First grade scholarshipt or first class scholarship?

Hi,

Generally speaking, I'd say the term 'class' is more commonly used for such university matters.

1.Which one is correct?
A. The first grade scholarship winner
B. The first class scholarship winner

I assume you are talking about university-level scholarships here. In my experience, you either get win or you

In Chinese, “first-grade” is the literal description for something “highly-honored” or of top-quality.



But that translation just doesn't fit too well in English. In fact, it may even seem to have the opposite effect in certain context. ‘First-class” is the common phrase to describe something at the highest honor or level. i.e. First class accommodation, First –class mail, Firs

Clive
Hi,

Generally speaking, I'd say the term 'class' is more commonly used for such university matters.

1.Which one is correct?
A. The first grade scholarship winner
B. The first class scholarship winner

I assume you are talking about university-level scholarships here. In my e

Hi,

So I should say I was granted the first class scholarship. Is this correct?

In my experience, all scholarships are at the same level. You either get one or you don't. In your case, if they involve different levels, I don't see why you couldn't speak of 'a first-class scholarship'.

Is this correct?
The winner of the s

Thanks Clive! Actually it's not a competition. Actually there were 5 students in the first place not only one, and there were like10 students in the second place including me. So I can say I was one of the sencond-place winers in the Science Research program, or one of the runner-ups in the Sicence Research program?

>So I can say I was one of the second-place winers in the Science Research >program, or one of the runner-ups in the Sicence Research program?

runner-ups is what I'd say
the winner is in 1st place, just my call

Hi,

So I can say I was one of the second-place winners in the Science Research >program, or one of the runner-ups in the Science Research program?

You might say 'I was a runner-up in the . . .'. I think that sounds pretty good.

If you want to use a phrase that involves p

>you need to say 'runners-up'
indeed, Clive.

Thanks!

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