Numerous external scholarship grants and aids are available to students. These scholarships and grants are funded by national, local, and private groups or foundations. The following is not an exhaustive list of all the externally funded scholarship grants and financial aid, and this list may change from time to time:

1. CHED Merit Scholarship – For students in CHED priority courses
2. Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) – ₱60,000 annual support for eligible students in private HEIs
3. Tulong-Dunong Program – ₱7,500 per semester for students with annual family income below ₱400,000.
4. Student Financial Assistance Program – Covers up to ₱20,000 per academic year and gives ₱35,000 stipend yearly for qualified students in priority courses.
5. CHED MTP-SP – For future medical technologists and pharmacists to boost the health workforce.
6. DOH Pre-Service Scholarship – For students in health-related courses to promote healthcare access in underprivileged areas.
7. DOLE Special Program for Employment of Students (DOLE-SPES) – Part-time work for students during breaks to help fund their education.
8. DOST-SEI (RA 7687 & Merit) – For financially-challenged but deserving students in Science, Math, and Engineering programs.
9. GSIS Scholarship Program (GSP) – Up to ₱40,000 tuition coverage + ₱3,000 monthly allowance for children of low-income GSIS members
10. US Veterans Affairs – Educational aid for U.S. veterans and dependents studying in the Philippines.
11. Muntinlupa Scholarship – Broad support for Muntinlupeño students from elementary to college.
12. Iskolar ni Gob (Antipolo) – For poor but deserving students from the Province of Rizal.
13. Alabang & Brgy. Dila Scholarships (Laguna) – Financial aid for qualified college students in these local barangays.
14. Santa Rosa City Scholarship (Laguna) – Aid for Santa Rosa residents to promote equal access to education.
15. Development Academy of the Philippines and Provincial Government of Laguna Scholarship – For Laguna students, with a digital application system.
16. Iskolar ng Lungsod ng San Pedro (Laguna) – For low-income San Pedro residents enrolled in college.
17. SK Sinalhan Scholarship (Laguna) – Supports Sangguniang Kabataan officials and youth leaders of Barangay Sinalhan.
18. Palayan & Nueva Ecija LGU Scholarships – Up to 100% tuition fee discounts for students studying in Nueva Ecija
19. San Fernando & Pampanga LGU Scholarships – Financial support for education in Pampanga.
20. Quezon City Scholarships – Financial aid of ₱10,000 to ₱110,000 depending on scholarship type.
21. Pio Valenzuela Scholarship – ₱30,000 annual aid for Valenzuela students in CHED-accredited schools.
22. EDSP (OWWA) – ₱60,000/year for top 400 OFW dependents in DOST exams.
23. ODSP (OWWA) – ₱20,000/year for dependents of low-income OFWs.
24. Education and Livelihood Assistance Program for the Dependents of Deceased OFW Members (ELAP – OWWA) – Up to ₱20,000 aid for the firstborn of deceased OFWs.
25. PCSO Student Assistance Program – Financial aid for deserving students under PCSO’s CSR program.
26. PVAO Scholarship – Up to ₱60,000/year for dependents of veterans.
27. Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology and Public Health Scholarships – Limited aid for medical technology students from partner schools.