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.

The UMN MRSEC RET program engages teachers in research with faculty, enabling the development of standards-based curriculum. Participants receive stipends, credits, and funding for supplies and travel.

The center enhances industry outreach via research collaborations between its members and corporate scientists/engineers, notably through Penn State MRSEC partnerships.

The Physics Force, an outreach program by the University of Minnesota, engages K-12 students through captivating performances, fostering interest in science with support from MRSEC and the College of Science and Engineering.