The phrase "award in return" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a reciprocal exchange, where something is given as a reward or recognition for something received.
Example: "In recognition of her hard work, the committee decided to award in return a scholarship to the deserving student."
Alternatives: "reward in exchange" or "grant in return".
Using taped conversations between Mr. Edwards and the casino-license applicants as well as testimony from people whom the former governor once considered among his closest friends, prosecutors convicted Mr. Edwards last spring of rigging the license awards in return for hundreds of thousands of dollars in payoffs during his final term as governor, which ended in 1996.
Reponen remained critical of the many bonuses awarded to the development – requests that go beyond the city code, awarded in return for other concessions – which included additional stories for the apartments and garage and drive-throughs.
One day we'll have to admit to our kids and grandkids that yes, we did indeed see this magnificent footballer play his 370 games, win his two Brownlow Medals, two premierships, four All-Australian jumpers and the Australian of the Year award, and in return for the joy he brought us all we could do was boo him into retirement.
Dr. Laffer is the author of a number of books, including The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy If We Let it Happen, which was a nominee for the F.A. Hayek book award in 2009, Return to Prosperity: How America Can Regain Its Economic Superpower Status, Eureka!
And that's before you even think about the apparent awarding of honours in return for political services or cash.
Microsoft plans to give special "awards" to viewers in return for watching television shows and adverts on its new Xbox One console.
Allan was a heavy contributor to the Conservative campaign in the 1872 election, and Macdonald's Liberal opponents accused him of having awarded the contract in return for this financial support (April 1873).
Recently, it is alleged, underwriters may have awarded IPO shares in return for a promise that, if the shares did well after the IPO, the client would give the underwriter a slice of the profits by making extra trades in other shares to generate an agreed amount of commissions.
Critics allege that Blair's government awarded lifetime peerages in return for money.
