For some of us, the reason for going for full sponsorship is that:
a) Time is running out when one might be considered for a first job.
b) Current work does not pay enough to allow saving for funding... and taking an intermediate career is not really an option.
I am sure that for veterans of pprune, this may seem annoying, but for newbies it is dead interesting. (Desperate attempt to make self flameproof.)
John