AAAS --- I'm glad you included AAAS as an example of a boundary organization. I'd go beyond the STPF program, but that one is probably the most impactful AAAS program. It's 50 years old and a lot of influential people who now work or have worked at the government and other key institutions were part of this program (including directors of other AAAS programs). AAAS also has a Mass Media fellowship, where scientists are placed at renowned news outlets. Interestingly, there are efforts to replicate the STPF model internationally (in Canada, for instance) and at the state level in the US (e.g., Idaho).

Source author: Brenda Estefania Ortiz Calva eortizcalva@aaas.org