The Harvard REU program offers undergraduates interdisciplinary research projects, seminars, workshops on technical skills, networking, and presentations, aimed at encouraging graduate studies in STEM fields.

The MRL promotes industry collaboration through innovative research, outreach programs, and partnerships, significantly enhancing its research mission and development of materials science with economic impact.

The NCCU PREM program at Penn State offers collaborative research experiences, tutoring, and mentoring between NCCU students and Penn State's MRSEC graduate students.

The joint MRSEC at Columbia University and CCNY supports Summer Research Fellows, focusing on advanced materials, interdisciplinary collaboration, and includes workshops, industry visits, and presentations for participants.

The PCCM REU program offers undergraduates immersive research opportunities in materials science, integrating projects with faculty mentorship across multiple engineering and science disciplines, alongside educational seminars and lab visits.

The UC San Diego MRSEC offers the RIMSE Spring Break Experience in 2025 for students to explore materials science research, featuring hands-on activities and computational tools for nanomaterials design.

MRSEC engages the public through informal science outreach programs like museum exhibits, Physics with a Bang!, and the South Side Science Festival, promoting scientific concepts and appreciation.

The REU program at UChicago's MRSEC offers undergraduates research experience, seminars, training, and networking opportunities in materials science, with potential for publication co-authorship and graduate studies.

The Holiday Lecture series, by NSF MRSEC (Harvard) and NSF PCCM (Princeton), engages children with science through experiments and audience interaction, promoting community scientific awareness.

The UW MEM-C Summer REU program fosters research in advanced materials for energy and sensing technologies, empowering first-generation college students through hands-on projects, mentorship, and professional development.