At present, there are 3 TESDA Scholarship Programs that offers educational grants and financial assistance to qualified and deserving Filipinos and TVET enrollees in every regions of the country and these are the PESFA, TWSP, and the STEP.
PESFA or Private Education Student Financial Assistance scholarship program was started with the enactment of R.A. 8545 otherwise known as the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) Act. PESFA or Private Education Student Financial Assistance scholarship program of TESDA offers educational grants to qualified and deserving college freshmen both in degree and non-degree courses. Given below are the details for the PESFA sholarship program of TESDA