diff --git a/apps/api/internal/db/migrations/20251022032904_submitted_by_column_applications.sql b/apps/api/internal/db/migrations/20251022032904_submitted_by_column_applications.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2451b3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/internal/db/migrations/20251022032904_submitted_by_column_applications.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- +goose Up
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+ALTER TABLE applications
+ADD COLUMN submitted_at TIMESTAMPTZ;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
+
+-- +goose Down
+-- +goose StatementBegin
+ALTER TABLE applications
+DROP COLUMN submitted_at;
+-- +goose StatementEnd
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/db/queries/applications.sql b/apps/api/internal/db/queries/applications.sql
index da42da78..9af2896c 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/db/queries/applications.sql
+++ b/apps/api/internal/db/queries/applications.sql
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ WHERE user_id = $1 AND event_id = $2;
 UPDATE applications
 SET
     status = CASE WHEN @status_do_update::boolean THEN @status::application_status ELSE status END,
-    application = CASE WHEN @application_do_update::boolean THEN @application::JSONB ELSE application END
+    application = CASE WHEN @application_do_update::boolean THEN @application::JSONB ELSE application END,
+    submitted_at = CASE WHEN @submitted_at_do_update::boolean THEN @submitted_at::timestamptz ELSE submitted_at END
 WHERE
     user_id = @user_id AND event_id = @event_id;
 
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/db/repository/application.go b/apps/api/internal/db/repository/application.go
index 9a25c183..f6195dcd 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/db/repository/application.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/db/repository/application.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ func (r *ApplicationRepository) SubmitApplication(ctx context.Context, data any,
 		Status:              sqlc.ApplicationStatusSubmitted,
 		ApplicationDoUpdate: true,
 		Application:         jsonBytes,
+		SubmittedAtDoUpdate: true,
+		SubmittedAt:         time.Now(),
 		UserID:              userId,
 		EventID:             eventId,
 	})
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/db/sqlc/applications.sql.go b/apps/api/internal/db/sqlc/applications.sql.go
index 43fe3cb4..e2b1d369 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/db/sqlc/applications.sql.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/db/sqlc/applications.sql.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package sqlc
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ INSERT INTO applications (
 ) VALUES (
     $1, $2
 )
-RETURNING user_id, event_id, status, application, created_at, saved_at, updated_at
+RETURNING user_id, event_id, status, application, created_at, saved_at, updated_at, submitted_at
 `
 
 type CreateApplicationParams struct {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ func (q *Queries) CreateApplication(ctx context.Context, arg CreateApplicationPa
 		&i.CreatedAt,
 		&i.SavedAt,
 		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.SubmittedAt,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ func (q *Queries) DeleteApplication(ctx context.Context, arg DeleteApplicationPa
 }
 
 const getApplicationByUserAndEventID = `-- name: GetApplicationByUserAndEventID :one
-SELECT user_id, event_id, status, application, created_at, saved_at, updated_at FROM applications
+SELECT user_id, event_id, status, application, created_at, saved_at, updated_at, submitted_at FROM applications
 WHERE user_id = $1 AND event_id = $2
 `
 
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ func (q *Queries) GetApplicationByUserAndEventID(ctx context.Context, arg GetApp
 		&i.CreatedAt,
 		&i.SavedAt,
 		&i.UpdatedAt,
+		&i.SubmittedAt,
 	)
 	return i, err
 }
@@ -84,9 +87,10 @@ const updateApplication = `-- name: UpdateApplication :exec
 UPDATE applications
 SET
     status = CASE WHEN $1::boolean THEN $2::application_status ELSE status END,
-    application = CASE WHEN $3::boolean THEN $4::JSONB ELSE application END
+    application = CASE WHEN $3::boolean THEN $4::JSONB ELSE application END,
+    submitted_at = CASE WHEN $5::boolean THEN $6::timestamptz ELSE submitted_at END
 WHERE
-    user_id = $5 AND event_id = $6
+    user_id = $7 AND event_id = $8
 `
 
 type UpdateApplicationParams struct {
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ type UpdateApplicationParams struct {
 	Status              ApplicationStatus `json:"status"`
 	ApplicationDoUpdate bool              `json:"application_do_update"`
 	Application         []byte            `json:"application"`
+	SubmittedAtDoUpdate bool              `json:"submitted_at_do_update"`
+	SubmittedAt         time.Time         `json:"submitted_at"`
 	UserID              uuid.UUID         `json:"user_id"`
 	EventID             uuid.UUID         `json:"event_id"`
 }
@@ -104,6 +110,8 @@ func (q *Queries) UpdateApplication(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateApplicationPa
 		arg.Status,
 		arg.ApplicationDoUpdate,
 		arg.Application,
+		arg.SubmittedAtDoUpdate,
+		arg.SubmittedAt,
 		arg.UserID,
 		arg.EventID,
 	)
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/db/sqlc/models.go b/apps/api/internal/db/sqlc/models.go
index 446635f5..8e4f7654 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/db/sqlc/models.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/db/sqlc/models.go
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ type Application struct {
 	CreatedAt   time.Time             `json:"created_at"`
 	SavedAt     time.Time             `json:"saved_at"`
 	UpdatedAt   time.Time             `json:"updated_at"`
+	SubmittedAt *time.Time            `json:"submitted_at"`
 }
 
 type AuthAccount struct {