Difference between “submittal by” and “submitted by”

Question

On a sample plan of study, I see the word submittal by. I don't see this word much, and I don't get much information from the dictionary.

What is the difference between submittal by and submitted by?

Context

2011 Chinese Government Scholarship for International Students

at University of International Business and Economic

A PROPOSAL FOR MY PLAN OF STUDY

Submittal by

Firstname Lastname

Answer 1

Either word (submittal or submitted) could work.

If you wrote:

proposal submitted by Sarawut Positwinyu

that would mean that Sarawut submitted the proposal. The proposal would the subject, submitted is the transitive verb, and Sarawut Positwinyu is the object. (Using submitted as a transitive verb here requires the proposal to be submitted by someone, or to someone, such as a committee, or for some reason.)

If you instead wrote:

submittal by Sarawut Positwinyu

submittal is a noun (meaning, that which has been submitted), and the prepositional phrase merely qualifies who submitted the proposal.

As for getting some guidance from the dictionary, check out this entry from Collins. You can see submittal listed as a noun, and submit listed as a verb. In your example, submit would be used as a verb under Meaning #3, to refer something for judgment or consideration.

As Roaring Fish indicated, submitted could also be used as an adjective, as in:

The committee reviewed the submitted report.

Answer 2

Submittal is a noun, while submitted can be used as an adjective or verb.

They can both convey the same information, but the sentence construction would be different:

• "This is the submitted work by David" (adj.)
• "This was a submittal by David" (n.)
• "This work was submitted by David" (v.)