diff --git a/app/Database/migrations/2018_01_28_180522_create_awards_table.php b/app/Database/migrations/2018_01_28_180522_create_awards_table.php
index b0c951fd..0f3b5803 100644
--- a/app/Database/migrations/2018_01_28_180522_create_awards_table.php
+++ b/app/Database/migrations/2018_01_28_180522_create_awards_table.php
@@ -16,9 +16,17 @@ class CreateAwardsTable extends Migration
         Schema::create('awards', function (Blueprint $table) {
             $table->increments('id');
             $table->string('title', 50);
-            $table->text('description', 50)->nullable();
-            $table->string('image', 255)->nullable();
+            $table->text('description')->nullable();
+            $table->text('image_url')->nullable();
+
+            # ref fields are expenses tied to some model object
+            # EG, the airports has an internal expense for gate costs
+            $table->string('ref_class')->nullable();
+            $table->string('ref_class_id', 36)->nullable();
+
             $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->index(['ref_class', 'ref_class_id']);
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Interfaces/AwardInterface.php b/app/Interfaces/AwardInterface.php
index 9ad942e8..ab732477 100644
--- a/app/Interfaces/AwardInterface.php
+++ b/app/Interfaces/AwardInterface.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Interfaces;
 
+use App\Models\Award;
 use App\Models\User;
 use App\Models\UserAward;
 
@@ -22,42 +23,50 @@ class AwardInterface
     protected $award;
 
     /**
-     * AwardInterface constructor.
-     * @param $award
+     * @var User
      */
-    public function __construct($award)
+    protected $user;
+
+    /**
+     * AwardInterface constructor.
+     * @param Award $award
+     * @param User $user
+     */
+    public function __construct(Award $award, User $user)
     {
         $this->award = $award;
+        $this->user = $user;
     }
 
     /**
      * Add the award to this user, if they don't already have it
-     * @param User $user
-     * @return bool
+     * @return bool|UserAward
      */
-    public function addAward(User $user)
+    public function addAward()
     {
         $w = [
-            'user_id' => $user->id,
+            'user_id' => $this->user->id,
             'award_id' => $this->award->id
         ];
 
         $found = UserAward::where($w)->count('id');
-        if($found > 0) {
+        if ($found > 0) {
             return true;
         }
 
         // Associate this award to the user now
         $award = new UserAward($w);
         $award->save();
+
+        return $award;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Each award class just needs to award
-     * @param User $user
-     * @return mixed
+     * Each award class just needs to return true or false
+     * if it should actually be awarded to a user
+     * @return boolean
      */
-    public function check(User $user)
+    public function check()
     {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/app/Models/Award.php b/app/Models/Award.php
index 078303be..ec44d341 100755
--- a/app/Models/Award.php
+++ b/app/Models/Award.php
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 namespace App\Models;
 
 /**
- * Class Award
- *
+ * The Award model
+ * @property mixed id
+ * @property mixed ref_class
+ * @property mixed|null ref_class_id
  * @package Award\Models
  */
 class Award extends BaseModel
@@ -14,25 +16,32 @@ class Award extends BaseModel
     public $fillable = [
         'title',
         'description',
-        'image',
-    ];
-
-    protected $casts = [
-
+        'image_url',
+        'ref_class',
+        'ref_class_id',
     ];
 
     public static $rules = [
-        'title' => 'required',
+        'title'        => 'required',
+        'description'  => 'nullable',
+        'image_url'    => 'nullable',
     ];
 
-
     /**
-     * any foreign keys
+     * Get the referring object
      */
-    /*
-        public function subfleets() {
-            return $this->belongsToMany(Subfleet::class, 'subfleet_fare')
-                ->withPivot('price', 'cost', 'capacity');
+    public function getReference()
+    {
+        if (!$this->ref_class) {
+            return null;
         }
-        */
+
+        try {
+            return new $this->ref_class;
+            # return $klass;
+            # return $klass->find($this->ref_class_id);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index d5a32865..22317ce1 100755
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ class User extends Authenticatable
         return $this->belongsTo(Airline::class, 'airline_id');
     }
 
+    public function awards()
+    {
+        return $this->hasMany(UserAward::class, 'user_id');
+    }
+
     public function home_airport()
     {
         return $this->belongsTo(Airport::class, 'home_airport_id');
diff --git a/app/Models/UserAward.php b/app/Models/UserAward.php
index 2dcae944..fec2c55d 100644
--- a/app/Models/UserAward.php
+++ b/app/Models/UserAward.php
@@ -14,4 +14,20 @@ class UserAward extends BaseModel
         'user_id',
         'award_id'
     ];
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo
+     */
+    public function award()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(Award::class, 'award_id');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo
+     */
+    public function user()
+    {
+        return $this->belongsTo(User::class, 'user_id');
+    }
 }