What are some top universities in Ireland offering strong AI/ML master's programs with notable scholarships for international students?

Scholarship size varies far more than program quality across Ireland's main AI and ML universities, so it is worth ranking your shortlist by funding first if cost is your main constraint, rather than by university reputation alone.

Best-Funded AI and ML Programs

• Trinity College Dublin, MSc Intelligent Systems: eligible for the Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship, a full tuition waiver plus a 10,000 euro stipend.
• University of Galway, MSc Artificial Intelligence: offers three 10,000 euro Excellence Scholarships plus Merit Scholarships of 2,000 to 5,000 euros for eligible non-EU students.
• University College Dublin, MSc Advanced Artificial Intelligence: Global Excellence scholarships can cover 50 or 100 percent of tuition.

Most Technically Focused Programs

• UCD Advanced Artificial Intelligence: covers deep learning, generative AI and large language models.
• UCC Mathematical Modelling and Machine Learning: suited to a more mathematical, quantitative ML interest.
• UCC tuition baseline: its Mathematical Modelling and Machine Learning MSc currently lists non-EU tuition around 28,000 euros for the 2026 to 2027 year, a useful cost comparison against the scholarship-heavy options above.
• DCU Computing, Artificial Intelligence: includes a practical summer project building an AI prototype.

This Information Is Also Available On

Trinity College Dublin's Government of Ireland scholarship page and University of Galway's School of Computer Science scholarship listing (checked September 2026).

My Advice

Apply for the Government of Ireland scholarship separately from your university application, since it is not tied to a single university's own award and can be worth far more than a typical tuition discount. Confirm each program's next intake date before applying, some 2026 cycles were already closed as of this research.