yeoman
Excellent!!
Consider this; two identical candidates, both excellent. One is 20 and has the ability to raise the funds and has no responsibilities. The is other is 25 and trying to change career and cannot raise the funds because he has a mortgage, a wife looking after a baby who can't work and maybe another kid. Currently the first can demonstrate his excellence and fly through to a job, the second can't - no less excellent, just unable to raise the funds and /or put his life on hold for a year or more. We want to be able to offer the chance to both these excellent candidates regardless of whether its taken them 14 months or 14 years to get their ticket.
One of the best approaches to this issue I've seen so far!