Impact

Fellowship Opportunities

549 Fellows

78 Countries represented

50% Non-male Fellows

48,497 Application Registrations

Testimonials

“OneBeat changed my life and my mind. It let me know that people can be so close to each other, and that music has a strong and special power in making the world a better one.”

– Wei Wei, 2012 OneBeat Fellow from Beijing, China

“OneBeat is the program that realizes the dream of any musician in the world: to develop their musical talent and mix it with other cultures. It teaches you important things that complement your musical career, and gives you the opportunity to have friends from all parts of the world.”

– Manuel Rangel, 2013 Fellow from Caracas, Venezuela

“I see OneBeat as a breakthrough in music diplomacy…whilst there’s been a rich heritage of music diplomacy going back to the 19th century, it used to mean is that countries would arrange for their star musicians going overseas and perform. But OneBeat is different because it isn’t about America sending Americans overseas, it’s about bringing musicians to this country to meet each other, to engage with Americans here, and to produce a musical conversation, and it’s that sense where the whole program represents the United States listening to the world in an important way…it’s about being relevant in more ways than just showing just how fantastic the culture that originated in the United States is. We can be relevant by facilitating reconciliation, and I think that’s hard to beat.”

– Nicholas Cull, Professor of Public Diplomacy at USC Annenberg

“Meeting all of these 25 people who have that same belief and that same mission, that music has the power to change, that music has the power to move people into a position where they are willing to change…that’s an incredibly powerful experience.”

– Kyla Rose Smith, 2014 OneBeat Fellow from Cape Town, South Africa