Nope. They've refused to answer so far. Probably to sell this gem.
If its going to be content, they will probably announce it in next week's stream to go over the February release.
After the sale is gone of course
I would agreed with @ahmynuts ,
Back when the Deathless run was on, knowing that Kabam will give Free opportunity for awakening those Deathless champs, so @Kabam Crashed , did the very pro-players move let players know om advance, so not to waste any Awaken gem (which at the time was extremely rare).
With the Stella Force with less than a week before we get Star Lord and this question have been asked a lot with no official response, so I think we should accept that , "Free" awaken opportunity will not be available.
Maybe it might be on sales, at the same time awaken gem is a lot more available now, sure either here or there.
Refused is a very strong word haha I'm pretty sure we've said there will likely be a challenge objective for these Champions similar to what the Deathless had - however, it might not be for a bit.
My ragebait worked. Sorry Mike
Couldn't you just use another Skill Gem?