Employment Guide for Students and Jobseekers - DOLE

3. What scholarship programs can I avail of?
� TESDA offers scholarship programs, through the following:
a. Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP).
Beneficiaries must at least be 18 years old at the time the
scholar finishes the training. Educational attainment is
based on industry requirements or as prescribed in the
relevant Training Regulations. Priority is given to the poor,
unemployed and those without prior formal training.
b. Private Education Student Financial Assistance Program
(PESFA). Beneficiaries are high school graduates, at least
15 years old, and have taken the National Career
Assessment Examination (NCAE) or Youth Profiling For
Starring Careers (YP4SC).
Visit any of the TESDA Regional/Provincial/District Offices or
TESDA Technology Institutes nearest their area or call TESDA
hotline at 887-7777 or text 0917-4794370 and 0918-2738232.
For more details, visit www.tesda.gov.ph.
� OWWA offers the following scholarships for the dependents of
active OWWA members:
a. Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) -
Scholarships for qualified dependents of OFWs consisting of
a maximum of Php 60,000.00 per school year, leading to a
four-to-five year baccalaureate course in any college or
university.
b. OFW Dependents Scholarship Program (OFWDSP) -
Scholarships consisting of a maximum of Php 20,000.00
assistance per school year leading to a baccalaureate or
associate degree in a state college or university. OFW
parents must have a monthly salary of not more than
$400.00.
c. Education and Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP) -
Scholarships for survivors of deceased OFWs consisting of
Php 5,000.00 for elementary, Php 8,000.00 for high school,
Php 10,000.00 for college (per school year) and livelihood
assistance of Php 15,000.00 for the surviving spouse.
d. Tuloy-Aral Project (TAP) - An educational assistance
consisting of US$ 100.00 financial support solicited from
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